Self-Realization In Sudha Murty’s Gently Falls The Bakula

Abstract

Sudha Murty, a multifaceted personality, is well-known for her contributions to social work, literature, and philanthropy. She skillfully combines her technical proficiency, social awareness, and storytelling ability to create fiction that appeals to readers from a variety of backgrounds. She creates relatable characters and events in her literary creations. She communicates strong social and moral lessons that are inspiration to the modern youth. Her work evokes emotions, accurately captures Indian experiences and viewpoints, and encourages readers to think about themselves and their emotional processes. A new generation of writers and social activists are inspired by her writings. The novelist explores a variety of themes, including social justice, women empowerment, education, and personal development. The writer presents the human condition, revealing the struggles and success of ordinary people, especially in rural India. Her stories frequently highlight the importance of empathy, compassion, and selflessness. She constantly encourages readers to re-evaluate human values and priorities. In addition, her works celebrate the power of love, family, and friendship, emphasizing the importance of relationships in our lives. Her first novel, Gently Falls the Bakula, highlights the love story of Shrikant and Shrimati. Initially, the couple support and encourage each other for their personal growth and development to succeed over hardship. The novel focuses on the problems of social class and inequality, the transformational power of love and friendship, and the process of personal development and self-discovery. Sudha Murty crafts an interesting story that examines human experience and advocates readers to value their relationships. This research paper delineates how Shrimati, the protagonist of the novel undergoes the process of self-realization and finally establishes a unique identity of her own.