Eternal Identity and the Ethics of Immorality: Exploring Values of Om Shastri in the Hidden Hindu

Contemporary Indian Literature is focusing towards mythological fiction. This reinterpretation often tries to touch the ancient beliefs through modern scientific and philosophical perspectives. Such novels captivates and engage the reader which automatically leads to gaining popularity among the present youth. Akshatatat Gupta’s The Hidden Hindu also deals with mythological fiction. This paper will explore the mysterious character Mr Om Shastri, appeared too lived across centuries without ageing. The focus is of understanding the truth of existence. It focuses on the evidentiary miracles performed by Om Shastri, protoganist, who was being interrogated in a dome shaped high tech facility, situated at Ross Island. Basically this paper will give us the brief idea about the mixture of modern scientific skepticism and ancient mythological realities which every reader will come across while reading the text. During interrogation of Om shastri by doctors and scientist, we come across various themes like immorality, identity, human values, ethics etc.