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EI and Indian traditions in R.K. Narayan’s The Man Eater of Malgudi

Journal: International Journal of English, Literature and Social Science (Vol.10, No. 3)

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Page : 421-424

Keywords : Indian fiction; humanitarianism; human emotions; ethics;

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Abstract

In the words of Albert Eistein “A man's ethical behavior should be centered on sympathy, education and social needs without religious bias. Men would in fact be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death. Indian writers created the themes based on Indian History, myth and emotions. R.K. Narayan's The Man Eater of Malgudi depict emotional intelligence and human emotions to portray the individual. It is a voyage of creature to creator. The work conveyed ethics and Emotional Intelligence principles to the modern generation to up lift and follow humanitarian principles, without which society would remain as a chaotic piece of human world. This present research paper is an endeavor to study, investigate and understand issues related to religion, Emotional Intelligence and humanitarianism sublime themes from the work of R.K. Narayan in the contemporary society. His narration focusses on the ways in which Vasu's mental processes reflect a conflict between desire and possessiveness.

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