Post on 30-Jan-2023
Class stratification in Chetan Bhagat’s The Three Mistakes of My
Life
India is called the largest democracy in the world and
Indian are proud to be called so. It is a country where people
have freedom to express and the right to elect their
representatives. These elected representatives are supposed to
work for the welfare of the public. It is believed that a
political system without parties is a ship without rudder. The
presence of parties is essential in strong political system
because in every democracy, the existence of parties, groups and
association represent diverse cross sections of the populace
which is a must for proper ideal functioning. In the current
scenario the wide spread disillusion in ur political system is
quite evident. The poverty, unemployment, poor literacy level
and unequal distribution of wealth indicate the inefficiency of
our political system. Marxism calls into question the social
system and living conditions which is built solely for the
maintenance of the status quo and to support the privileged
position of bourgeoisie. This is witnessed in the novel Three
Mistakes of my life as people in India are stratified on the
basis of caste, creed, religion, economical status and so on.
Class antagonism and social stratification have always been
a part of the societies from the dawn of human history.
Literature, being a mirror of the society, has often reflected
this class warfare quite profoundly and abundantly. Societies are
not divided only into proletariat and bourgeoisie but there are
numerous other subdivisions too. Every single aspect of man’s
life is an expression of his class. Their language, food, dress,
the ways of living, sleeping and eating speak about their class.
Chetan Bhagat has perfectly juxtaposed the societal
stratification stemming out of the economic stratification.
Three Mistakes of My Life is a realistic exposition of class
difference betwixt two opposite strata of society between which
gap is impassablely wide and it is still widening
The novel is about the life of Govind Patel, a poor and a
young business man in Ahmedabad of Indian Sub-continent and his
two friends Ishaan and Omi. The prologue introduces the story in
a dramatic fashion. The writer receives a mail about a suicide
attempt of a business man in Ahmedabad. Besides introducing the
story, it builds curiosity and gives a read tone to the story
that is to follow. The story covers various entities like
business, cricket and more importantly religion as the title page
promises. Though cricket and business dominate the novel, there
are elaborate descriptions of poverty, class conflict, religious
disharmony and individual struggle for a better life in India.
As the story begins with the author reading a suicide mail
from a boy named Govind from Ahemedabad, Gujrat, the horrified
author frantically contacts his ex-teacher and explains
everything to him the matter and tells him to save the life of
the young boy. After a few hours, the young boy is found in a
hospital being treated for consuming nineteen sleeping pills. The
author decides to meet him to know the reason for taking the
drastic step. He leaves for Gujrat next day. The boy initially
refuses to say anything but after a while he starts narrating his
story to the author. Govind, Ishaan and Omi are new graduates
and best friends studied in Municipal School, Belrampur. Govind
comes from a poor family with only a mother who struggles to meet
her needs by running a homemade food shop. He earns money by
taking tuition in Belrampur. He doesn’t want to do Engineering as
his mother wishes him to become an Engineer. Supporting his mom
in her business and his tuition does not allow him to prepare for
entrance examination to IIT. He wants to business and become rich
as every Indian citizen dream for that. Ishaan is very poor in
studies. His only passion is Cricket. His father is totally upset
with him and always nags him for his uselessness. Omi comes from
a staunch Hindu family and his father a Pujari (Priest in Hindu
temples) of a Mandir. His father expects Omi to become a pujari
which he always swats to escape.
Amid these circumstances, one day Govind comes with an idea
of opening a shop to sell cricket stuffs. Omi convinces his
parents to rent a small place within the mandir premises. While
Govind handles the accounts, Omi and Ishaan will run the shop.
Ishaan has a younger sister, Vidya whom he is very possessive.
He request Govind to teach her maths for her upcoming medical
examination. With reluctance he agrees. Vidya is an immature
young girl who has no interest in maths and medicine. She wants
to have freedom to live her life of her own.
The shop runs well with occasional ups and downs. Govind
plans an initial payment for the shop in a new mall which will be
opening shortly. This is considered to be his first mistake. In
the midst of all this routine occuls, a natural calamity- a
devastating earthquake which destroys many buildings and mall
with the dream shop. Govind is heart-broken but after the support
from his friends and mother, he gets back to handling his small
shop. They are often visited at their shop by Omi’s uncle-
Bittoo Mama, who is a member of a Hindu Political Party and a
devotee of Parekhji, the leader of this party. He often takes
the three to his political meetings. Meanwhile Ishaan hears
about a very talented boy named Ali who hits a six at every ball.
Ishaan checks him out. But Ali gets tired after every fourth
ball and has a terrible headache. He takes him to a doctor who
says he has been blessed with exceptionally fast feflexes and
this puts a pressure on his brain. Ishaan decides to coach him,
builds up his stamina and prepare him to be a national team
player. He gives Omi the responsibility of his diet as he is
malnourished. Omi first refuses because he is a muslim and the
son of Bittoo Mama’s arch rival- a leader of Muslim Political
Party. He later agrees to help Ali but keep ti all a secret.
After considerable time, there is improvement in Ali’s
stamina. Ishaan wishes to take him to India- Australia match to
introduce any influential person who could help Ali to be a
successful cricketer. The three along with Ali manage to reach
the VIP lobby. There they meet an Australian Cricketer Fred who
sees Ali’s capacity and promises to help them and arranges for
their tickets to Australia. Govind after much cribbing spends
his savings going to Australia. In Australia which he denies
saysig he is too patriotic and will only play for India. Oneday
on Bondi beach in Australia, Govind realizes he is missing vidya.
He calls her and refuses to express his feelings openly. But
love blossoms between them. The three along with Ali return to
Ahmedabad and get back back to their routine. Romane peaks
between Govind and Vidya. Oneday, on her birthday under Divya’s
roof top café, they commit the unforgivable sin. It is
considered to be Govind’s second mistake.
Amid all this drama, breaks a religious unrest when a train
bogie of Sabarmathi Express near Godhra station in Gujarat
carrying a troupe of staunch Hindu supporters along with Bittoo
mama’s son Dhiraj is supposedly burnt by Muslims. Trouble has
started in the city. One of the major in India where one group
which is a minority community is always offended and trashed.
Hindu agitators along with Bittoo mama burn and kill several
muslims in neibouring villages. Ali comes down for daily
practice to Ishaan at this crucial time. He takes the boy to a
safer place an ald bank building where these friends gather. Omi
and Govind also join him. The frenzy mob reaches the building
demanding Ali to be killed as revenge. Omi tries to save his
friends and Ali from his drunken Bittoo mama. Mama’s trishul
enters omi’s stomach in the frenzy fight. Omi dies an
unfortunate death when he tries to save Ali from his uncle’s
lunatic behavior. Govind misses rescuing Ali by a split second.
Ali’s wrist gets cut rendering him handicapped to play. This is
Govind’s third mistake. Bittoo mama gets killed in the fight.
Ishaan is upset with Govind for thinking selfish and delaying to
protect Ali. He also discovers his relationship with his sister
and is mad at him. Govind blames himself for all the sad events.
Being a poor, trying to become a big business man, becomes upset
over the sequence of events that disappoints him. He takes a
decision to commit suicide but fortunately he is saved.
Govind’s mother convinces Ishaan to forgive him. Ishaan
with his sister come to meet Govind in the hospital and become
friends again. Govind promises to pay for Ali’s treatment. Ali
gets a sugery done which turns successful and he once again
starts practicing cricket. Govind agreeing to help the author
writes a book on his three mistakes. The plot ends with the
epilogue which brings us back to the hospital where the prologue
had left us. It ends in the usual happy note, Ish forgiving
Govind and Ali becoming a cricketer.
Being an Indian, Cheten brings out the overwhelming
enthusiasm of typical Indian in the novel. Though the novel
gathers momentum when a tragedy strikes in the form of the 2001
Gujarat earthquake and the 2002 Godhra riots, both these
calamities expose the chinks in the armour of the friendship
between the boys. They also throw open the can of worms that
brought to light the tainted Hindu-Muslim hatred, one of the
darkest chapters in the history of India and Particularly
Gujarat.
“Whenever the caste issue is raised, it is alleged that
it is a nefarious design to divide an otherwise united
Hindu community and a problem that is internal to it.
How is it a ‘Hindu problem’ when Islam, Christianity
and Sikhism in Indian are equally bedeviled by it?”
(The Hindu, The Echoing Silence of Caste, April 15,
2014, Editorial).
Class stratification is falsely considered a natural way of
human life on earth that cannot be abolished. Class is a human
construction arising from man’s lust for the possession of power.
Money, being one of the biggest sources of power, is used for the
division of human beings and societies into various classes and
the maintenance of these classes. Three Mistakes of My Life is an
exposition of working class in India juxtaposing high class
people of India and their life. It highlights the class
stratification in Indian society and in the sub-continent,
presenting Govind as the working class hero.
In the prologue of this novel, the protagonist confesses in
the tone of depression he is from a poor family from Ahmedabad.
“This E-mail is a combined suicide note and a
confession letter. I have let people down and have no
reason to live. You don’t know me. I am an ordinary
boy in Ahemedabad.” (TMML Prologue)
Rich people get proper medical fecilities and treatment in
India but poor people to go government hospitals where state-of-
the-art medical facilities are not properly used, sometimes
unavailable and sometime inaccessible. This sense of difference
is explicitly conveyed in this novel. When Govind patel, the
proletariat, admitted to a civil hospital, the writer is informed
about it by Professor Bansant. There comes the reality in
Government hospitals.
“What are the doctors saying?” I said.
Nothing. It is a Government hospital. What do you
expect? They will flush his stomach and Send him home…
(TMML Prologue XVI)
And then,
“Next I called the civil hospital. However the
operator did not know about the case and There was no
facility to transfer the line to the ward either.”
(TMML XVII)
Cricket is a passion for Ishaan and billions of dollars are
profited by Cricket board in India and other related firms and
organization every year. As the three friends of the novel
belong to poor family, from working class family, they are not
able to go and watch cricket match once in their life time. A
cricket match in India attracts atleast thirty five thousands
audience in average. Forty nine International grounds are there
having the capacity from twenty thousand to sixty seven thousand.
Middle class and rich people frequent seasonal cricket festivals
like Indian Premier League and International One-day cricket
matches in India but poor boys like Ishaan whose father is a
Government employee, Omi whose father is a priest in a Hindu
temple and Govind whose mother is working for a daily wages can
watch those matches only on televisions. That too, Govind and
Omi have to watch in his friend’s house as the facility is absent
in their house. This is a pathetic situation of working class
people in India. Govind says
“The match was in Vadodra, just two hours away from
Ahmedabad. But we could not go- one because we didn’t
have money; and two because I had my correspondence
examination in two days. (TMML 2)
In all facets of life, inequality is widely prevalent in
India. People of working class have to put their heart and soul
to uplift their status to some extent to be recognized in the
society. The protagonist, Govind and his friends are in low
strata of the society. Govind clearly expresses his position
comparing himself with his friends.
“I am easily the poorest of the three (though I will be
the richest one day) even though Ishaan and Omi aren’t
particularly wealthy. Ishaan’s dad works in the
telephone exchange and while they have lots of phones
in the house, the salary is modest. Omi’s dad is the
priest of the Swarnibhakthi temple, which actually
belongs to Omi’s moms family for generations. And that
does not pay well either. But, they are a lot better
off than me and my mom.
Govind’s mom runs a ‘Gujarati snacks business’ (TMML 6) and
Govind’s runs a tuition centre from which he generates a little
bit of money to support his family. There is a significance
difference between the living conditions of Govind and Parekh-ji,
a senior leader of a political party. “It is the grandest house
in Gandhinagar” (TMML 33) whereas Govind’s, who represents
working class, house is not even properly ventilated. He says,
“I switched on the tube light inside. The homes in our pol
required light even during daytime.” (TMML 11)
Bittoo Mama wants all the three friends to meet Parekh-Ji
and takes them to him. Parekh-Ji house is the grandest house in
Gandhinagar. Parekh-Ji is a symbol of bourgeosis. Bittoo Mama
tells “He heads the biggest temple trust in Baroda.” India
stands 8th on global list of millionaires but there is still
poverty that stifles Indian economy. Poverty line is fixed to
measure and to alleviate poverty. There are three components in
poverty line: food consumption, expenditure for non-food items
such as education, conveyance, clothing, house rent and
behaviorally determined expenditure. India is two countries into
one, India of Light and India of darkness. It is largely based
on the living conditions of people in the country. Parekh-Ji’s
house is the grandest and luxurious whereas Govind’s house is
very simple even without proper ventilation. It is seen by all
the three when they go for a meeting in Parekh-Ji’s residence. It
is the grandest:
“We reached Parekh-Ji’s residence at around eight in
the evening. Two armed guards manning the front gate
let us in after checking our names. The entrance of
the house had an elaborate rangoli, dozens of lamps and
fresh flowers.”
Higher education is of vital importance for a country, as it
is a powerful tool to build knowledge based society of the 21st
century. There is a growing size and diversity of higher
education sector particulary in terms of course, management and
geographical coverage. A research says there is inequality of
educational oppurtunities in India with the help of National
Sampling Survey Organisation (NSSO). In many of the Indian
states, incidents of rural povery and urban poverty are at its
high level. This becomes an impediment for poor to pursue their
higher education. This educational inequality is evident in
Three Mistakes of My Life as the protagonist Govind struggles to
study Engineering in a good college as his mother’s wish. Govind
studies in ‘Belrampur Municipal School’ hundred meters down Nana
Park. It is not with high standard learning as private and other
kinds of schools in India. Private and other kinds of education
are affordable and accessible only to rich people like Parekh-Ji
who has studied in ‘cambridge, and then Havard’ (TMML 34) and he
has played for Cambridge college cricket team but Govind studies
in ‘correspondence’ (TMML 2) course as his family situation
demands him to play a role of bread winner for his family. Govind
describes the situation of his school as:
“I studied as much as I could. Our School was not
Oxford and emphasis on studies was low with more
teachers bunking classes than students” (TMML 9)
Though Ishaan is passionate towards cricket, he comes only
as a local player and is not able to play even for a college
team. As Parekh-Ji is afford to education in England, he plays
for Cambridge college team.
In Economics the term poor is the person who has less
purchasing power and the rich is one who has more purchasing
power. A person with less purchasing power is deeply affected
because he cannot afford Goods and services which rich can afford
and it’s safe to say without that he cannot changes his life
style and standard of living. Poor rich gap can be in different
forms some of the fields where the gap exist are Educational,
Income, Life style, Housing requirement, food needs. Poverty is a
major hurdle for Govind’s higher education. Even though he is
talent, yet he is not able to afford engineering degree as his
mothers wish. Chetan brings out a desolate gloomy realistic image
of it.
“Govind tops maths in every single year. People think
he is gifted when he hits a hundred in maths in class
X. the news spread across and Govind becomes the only
maths teacher in Belrampur” (TMML 10) and he finds a
new source of income from his tuitions to support his
mother.
Govind is not able to study for Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) entrance examinations owing to his familial
circumstances and his aspiration to become a prosperous business
man. He says:
“My love for business began when I first started
tuitions. It was amazing to see money build up. With
money came not only things like coolers and sofas but
the most important stuff-respect.” (TMML 11)
Unless a person has money in India, no one respects. Money
plays a very important role and it gives recognition to an
individual in the society. It is power and capital. Govind says
after starting earning money from his tuitions:
“Shopkeepers no longer avoided us, relatives re-invited
us to weddings and our landlord’s visit did not throw
us in to turmoil.” (TMML 11)
Govind is more realistic. He says ,”My dream was more
realistic. I would start slow and then grow my business from a
turnover of thousands, to lakhs, to crores and then to hundreds
of crore.” (TMML)
The concept of class struggle will not arise but for the
fundamental issues of inequality of means and social status in
the society. All men are born equal irrespective of race, color,
gender, religion and status.” Sometimes people are classified
geographically that severs for victimization of an indiavidual.
There is such a kind of difference depicted in Three Mistakes of
My Life. Though the protagonist belongs to ‘Old city’ and he is
proud of it, there is no common provisions of basic
infrastructures and amenities for common good but the ‘New city’
is relatively luxurious and grand. Govind does not defend being
called a small-town-person as it is a real India.
“… Gujarat is a dry state. People get drunk on food… “
“Yes Ahmedabad is my city. It is strange…
“.. I know it is not one of theose hip cities like
Delhi, Bombay or Bangalore. I know people in these
cities think of Ahmedabad is as a small town though
that is not really the case.”
“.. I know Belrampur is not Bandra, but why sould I
defend being small-town-person as it is a bad. A funny
thing about small town is that people say it is the
real India.
“… Yes I am from the old city of Amdavad and proudof
it. We don’t have as many fashion shows and we still
like our women to wear cloths.”
Religious violence in India includes acts of violence by
follower of one religious group against followers and
institutions of another religious group, often in the form of
rioting. Religious violence in India has generally involved Hindu
and Muslims. Despite the secular and religiously tolerant
constitution of India, broad religious representation in various
aspects of society, the root causes of religious violence often
run deep in history, religious activities, and politics of India.
India has witnessed several religious conflicts throughout
history. Some events are very aggressive and brutal in nature.
There is conflict and this is a power struggle. Muslims are said
to be minorities and Hindus are the real descendents to rule.
Sectarian politics plays a destructive role to suppress the
minorities. In Three Mistakes of My Life, religious violence is
quite clear and the root cause is in directly expressed. Parekh-
Ji is a Hindu political leader and he is very powerful. Bittoo
Mama is a staunch follower of Parekh-Ji. He organizes meeting
where the three friends go and listen to the speech given by the
politician. He says Hinduism should be a way of life. He is a
symbol of saffron politics in India that wants to carry the
nation to the pinnacle of glory, through organizing the entire
society and ensuring protection of Hindu Dharma.
Some sectarian groups and political parties politicize the
Religion for vote bank. It is claimed by the Hindus that 430-
year-old Babri mosque in Ayodhya was built over the birth place
of the ancient deity Rama. The site is indeed a Hindu monument
before the Mosque was built there. This is reflected in Parekh-
Ji’s speech. He wants the crowd to think about the situation and
he explains.
“And right now, I see injustice again. Hindus being
asked to compromise, to accept, to bear, Hindus asked
for the resurrection of one temple. Not any temple, a
temple where one of our most revered gods was born.
But they won’t give it to us. We said we will move the
mosque respectfully, round the corner. But no, that was
considered unreasonable. We tried to submit proof, but
that was suppressed. Is this justice? Should we keep
bearing?” (TMML 43)
Ishaan says to Govind that it is politics, ‘pure simple
politics’. In the mean time Parekh-Ji continues his speech
bringing out the power struggle which started roughly thousand
years back between Hindu and Muslim and he justifies his stand.
“Parekh-ji continued:’ I don’t even want to to into who
this country belongs to. Because the poor Hindu is
accustomed to being ruled by someone else- 700 years by
Muslims, 250 years by British. We are independent now,
but the Hindu does not assert himself. But what makes
me sad is that we are not even treated as equals. They
call themselves secular, but they give preference to
Muslims? We fight for equal treatment and are called
communal? The most brutal terrorist are muslim, but
they say we are hardliners. More Hindu kids sleep
hungry every night than Muslim, but they say Muslims
are downtrodden.’ (TMML 43)
Chetan has described the way Parekh-ji politicizes the
problem and incites the crowd to think against Muslims in India
for vote bank and it is the reality in India. Religious
disharmony is let loose not by the common people but power-
hunger politicians. The victims are common people of both the
class. Bittoo Mama says to the three boys that “Parekh-ji not
only knows the CM, but also talks to him twice a day.” (TMML 33)
At one point of time, Ishaan meets a boy whose ‘long hair
neatly parted. His young and fragile body resembled a girl’s.he
looked like an arts or music prodigy, not a cricketer. His name
is Ali, twelve year old working class Muslim boy studying in
class VII C who has hyper reflex. It is aberration in medical
terms, but proving to be a gift for cricketer. With this, he is
able to hit every ball to six. Ishaan wants to train him. His
father is a Secular political party leader who is an arch rival
for Bittoo Mama. Ali’s house is also in a ‘squalid pol.’ Ali’s
father says no to cricket pointing out that he cannot afford it
because of poor economic condition. He points out some of the
cracks his rented house has and ask a question to the three.
“‘look above’, Ali’s dad said and pointed to the
roof,’look, there are cracks on the ceiling. There is
this room and one other tiny room tha I have taken on
rent. Does it look like the huse of person who can
afford cricket coaching?” (TMML 64)
Omi is horrified at the idea of eating in a Muslim hame. Omi
repeats Parekh-ji’s words when the three friends are asked to
come to the secular party’s office. He strongly believes that
people listen to Parekh-ji because somewhere deep downs ‘he
strikes the cord, a common cord of resentment.’ (TMML 69)
Class antagonism and social stratification have always been
a part of societies from the dawn of human history. Chetan
Bhagat has delicately brought into light with his character.
Though Omi’s argument with Ali’s father that surprises Ishaan and
Govind, they have difference of opinions. Govind says fight is
created and Ishaan says it leads to another and so on. It cannot
be stopped by man. The comparison with Chimpanzees and a
husband-and-wife life bring a reconciliatory mechanism to all the
war fares between groups. Chetan is realistic and practical in
this view and leads for a reconciliation to fight for power.
“’Good point, the fight is created. That is why I am
never big on religion or politics.’ I said.
‘Once a fight is created, it leads to another and so
on. You can’t really check it.’ Ish said.
‘You know I used to teach zoology in college’, Ali’s
dad said. ‘And I once read about chimpanzee fights that
may be relevant here.’
‘Chimpanzee fight?’
‘Yes, male chimpanzees of the same pack fight violently
with each other – for food, females, whatever.
However, after the fight, they go through a strange
ritual. They kiss each other, on the lips.
Even Omi had to laugh.
‘So Hindus and Muslims should kiss?’ I said.
‘No, the point is this ritual was created by nature.
To make sure the fight gets resolved and the pack stays
together. In fact, any long-term relationship requires
this.’
‘Any?’ Ish said.
‘Yes, take any husband and wife. They will fight, and
hurt each other emotionally. However, later they will
make up, with hugs, presents or kind understanding
words. These reconciliatory mechanisms are essential.
The problem in Indian Hindu-Muslim rivalry is not that
that one is right and other is wrong. It is…’
‘That there are no reconciliatory mechanisms.’ Ish
said.
‘Yes, so that means if politicians fuel a fire, there
is no fire brigade to check it. It sounds harsh, but
Omi is right. People feel inside. Just by not talking
about it, the differences do not go away. The
resentment brews and brews, and doesn’t come out until
it is too late.’” (TMML 71)
Hindu- Islamic relation began when Islamic influence first
came to be found in the Indian Subcontinent during the early 7th
century. Hinduism and Islam are two of the world’s three largest
religions. Hinduism is the socio-religious way of life of the
Hindu people of the Indian Subcontinent. Islam is strictly
monotheistic religion in which the supreme deity is Allah.
Conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India has a complex
history which can be said to have begun with the Ummyyad
Caliphate in Sindh in 711. Chetan is straight forward in his
depiction of the 2002 Gujarat Riot. He said in an Interview to
The Indian Express,” Nobody can deny what has happened in
Gujarat.”
The aftermath of the Partition of India in 1947 saw large
scale sectarian strife and bloodshed throughout India. Since
then, India has witnessed sporadic large scale violence sparked
by underlying tensions between sections of the Hindu and Muslim
communities. These conflicts also stem from the ideologies of
Hindu extremism versus Islamic extremism. The burning of a train
in Godhra on 27th February 2002 which caused the death of 58
Hindu pilgrims and religious workers returning from Ayodhya is
believed to have triggered the Gujarat violence in 2002. This has
been very carefully presented in Three Mistakes of My Life.
Bittoo Mama, a staunch believer of Hinduism, sends his son Dhiraj
to Ayodhya with Kar Sevaks. He is burnt in the incident of
Sabarmathi Express.
“At least fifty people died and more than a dozen
injured when miscreants set fire to a bogie of the
Sabarmathi Express near the Godhra station in Gujarat
on Wednesday Morning. The channel dialed in a railway
official from Godhra on the Phone” (TMML 214)
‘“The mob had muslims. They had an argument with Hindu
kar sevaks and burnt everyone – women, children.’ The
tea vendor said’” (TMML 215)
Bittoo Mama wants retaliation to his son’s death. He wants
Ali to be killed but he is in control of the three friends
Govind, Ishaan and Ali. Bittoo Mama and his supporters goes
street by street in search of the boy. Muslims are brutally
assaulted and killed. Their houses are burnt. The frenzied mob
with Bittoo Mama reaches the Old Bank office where Ali is
protected by the friends. In an attempt to save Ali’s life, Omi
is unfortunately killed. “Fire dotted the neighborhood skyline.
The weather didn’t feel as cold as a February night should.”
(TMML 231) says Bhagat describing the communalist riot. It is
clear by the conversation between Bittoo Mama and Parekh-ji that
the attack on muslims has political influence.
After a thorough analysis, it becomes clear that the
political system is riddled with lack of accountability, entry of
criminal into politics, the dominant influence of muscle power
and money power, the pernicious influence of religion and caste,
oppression of marginalized groups.
Govind, the working class boy, is disappointed and dejected with
his failures though he is talent and determined. He goes for a
suicide attempt and saved. Once he clearly understands his
position. He says
“Talent is the only way the poor can become rich.
Otherwise, in this world the rich would remain rich and
the poor would remain poor. This unfair talent
actually creates a balance, helps to make the world
fair’, I said. I reflected on my own statement a
little.” (TMML 98)