Ethical Wisdom and Philosophical Judgment in Amish Tripathi's The Oath of Vayuputras

Abstract

This paper considers 'culture' as a framework in which people live their lives and communicate shared meanings with each other. Culture has been a dynamic system through which a society constructs, represents, enacts and understands itself. The research documents the way human consciousness cognizes and registers the world around her/him. 'The Shiva Trilogy" authored by Amish Tripathi combines the narrative excess with philosophical debate. The fiction depicts that the culture evolves as men sacrifice their duty (swadharma) for the greater good, Universal Dharma. The Oath of Vayuputras, enlivens consciousness and promotes the experience of a new sense of Self. It contends that the engagement of self in action, purifies man. Knowledge liberates an individual. While the study discusses the issues of liberation, emancipation, equal rights and womanhood, it gives significance to humans and their relations, as self does not exist in seclusion. While enriching the differences, this fiction strengthens the cultural integrity of India. Through recreation, "The Shiva Trilogy" becomes the living inspirational scripture capable of providing spiritual direction to the present world.