Religious Intolerance in the novel A suitable boy by Vikram Seth: A Review
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novel, political, marriage, Religious, involvementAbstract
With the themes of love and marriage, the Suitable Boy and religious intolerance, Vikram Seth's book A Suitable Boy is full of interesting ideas. “A Suitable Boy tells the narrative of four families in post-British India in the early 1950s, after the India-Pakistan partition and the end of British control. The story asserts that the Indian society of racial castes and arranged weddings has a good side to it. Efforts are made by a family to find a suitable suitor for their daughters who are still single. Many Indian girls and their families conflict over the idea of an arranged marriage as they become increasingly independent, such as going shopping in small groups with friends and completing university courses. When it comes to politics, the book has a lot going on, and if it weren't for the involvement of different family members, it would be tedious.
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