@article{Kumbar_Kumbar_2024, title={Crossing Boundaries: Exploring Transgressability in Arundhati Roy’s Works}, volume={4}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijllc.4.6.1}, DOI={10.22161/ijllc.4.6.1}, abstractNote={<jats:p>This study examines Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017), a complex narrative exploring India’s divided society. Departing from the magical realism of The God of Small Things (1997), Roy’s second novel reflects her activism experience, confronting social injustice. Through interconnected stories of Anjum, a transsexual individual, and Tilo, an architect entangled in Kashmir’s civil war, Roy portrays postcolonial/ neocolonial India’s multifaceted conflicts (religious, political, social, sexual). Amidst hallucinatory violence and moments of harmony, characters traverse seemingly insurmountable borders. This analysis reveals Roy’s nuanced exploration of resilience, defiance, and transcendence in everyday life, challenging fixed binaries and borders.</jats:p>}, number={6}, journal={International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture}, publisher={AI Publications}, author={Kumbar, Shivayogi and Kumbar, Ravikumar S.}, year={2024}, pages={01–06} }