THE LAST LABYRINTH -ARUN JOSHI

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THE LAST LABYRINTH

                                                          -ARUN JOSHI

            Indian English Fiction is now being studied and discussed in the entire English speaking world by those interested in the Indian sub-continent or in non-native Englishes, and by linguists for its thematic and stylist Indianness, At least half a dozen Indian English novelists have created a small but slowly increasing international reading public for themselves, e.g. Mulk Raj Anand, Anita Desai, Manohar Malgonkar, Kamla Markandaya, R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao, Khushwant Singh and Nayantara Sahgal. The writers express themselves through various themes, culture, tradition, myths, images, symbols and indigenous language.

            Arun Joshi is one of the most distinguished Indian English novelists. His novel The Last Labyrinth is unrivaled in the treatment of Indian ethos based on Hindu philosophy as told in the pious scriptures of the Upnishads and the Gita. The novel deals with a man's endorsement with four stages of human life that are harma, artha, karma and moksha respectively known as duty, wealth, lust and salvation. The novels ultimate goal is the attainment of moksha or salvation by crossing the barriers of Lama (lust), artha (wealth), and aishwariya (name and fame). The novel is deeply immersed in the Hindu philosophy and houghts.

            Arun joshi was deeply influenced by the Bhakti Movement. The Bhakti movement originated during the medieval period. It encouraged vernacular languages in various parts of India. In an interview Joshi expresses his spiritual views;

            "I certainly have some affinities with this country India; I have found it lately. One is that affinity of the spiritual kind, then there is the affinity of the sensual kind and there were others, Do. Each country (i.e. States) in India is very unique and all Indians still remain unique. You know, historically, India has always been very inner-directed and not outer-directed like many other country countries... There is no other country like this for the religious size, for the spiritual the Bhakti Movement."

            Thus to conclude Joshi has explored the Indianness in The Last Labyrinth. The post-colonial youths are spiritually impotent and the re-discovery of spiritual roots is a only solution English bit. Joshi through the novel suggest that Westernization can ever give happiness of life as native culture and tradition lies feep in the sub-conscious mind and again and again everberates to the conscious mind for fulfillment.

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