The Theory Of Karma In The Philosophical Novels Of Indian English Literature

Most of Indian English literature quotes that the destination of each ones destiny is influenced by two important factors namely ‘Karma’ and ‘Dharma’. Karma is nothing but the action of life and the lessons we have to learn from it to correct our destiny, whereas Dharma means to live our life according to our duty to be done in this birth. Many of the Indian English novels project this basic principle of the theory of Karma that one’s past Karma influences the present. This has been realized by the protagonists as they progress/digress in their lives. Many novels also reflect the ‘Law of Identical Harvest’, which says that effects produced by our thoughts are more identical in nature to thought itself, like a corn reproduces only corn and a mango can reproduce only a mango.