This paper explores Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness as a politically charged narrative that transcends traditional fiction to emerge as a voice of resistance. Roy uses language not merely as a medium of storytelling, but as a potent tool for political engagement, foregrounding marginal voices, and confronting hegemonic structures. By integrating ethnographic detail, historical realities, and fractured narratives, Roy unearths layers of oppression, marginalization, and rebellion in contemporary India. This study aims to analyze how Roy’s narrative techniques—stream-of-consciousness, fragmentation, multiple perspectives—converge to construct a counter-discourse rooted in liberation. The qualitative nature of this study allows for an in-depth textual and thematic analysis, offering insight into the novel’s political vision and its implications for postcolonial literature.
Neeraj Kumar Parashari (Tue,) studied this question.