Sudha Murty’s Select Fiction: A Literary Panorama of the Global Humanitarian Perspectives

Abstract

The humanitarian perspective is the emblem of ethics which is studied as a fundamental doctrine in Axiology. It is one of the intrinsic values signifying the existence of human beings in the world. The present research paper ascertains the significance of the humanitarian perspectives through the textual analysis of Sudha Murty’s select novels Dollar Bahu, Gently Falls the Bakula and House of Cards. Sudha Murty being a renowned philanthropist and prolific Indian writer in Kannad and English reflects the philanthropical approach through her own real experiences about human beings in society. Humanitarian perspectives are the replica of the tendency of people behaving to one another in the form of love, affection, respect, emotion, sympathy, compassion, and humanity etc. An attempt has been made to shed light on the evaluative nature of humanitarian perspectives in Sudha Murty’s aforesaid novels which are the best examples of the humanitarian approach. The characters in the novels represent such perspectives which should be achieved by every individual in the world to make human life happier and more peaceful. Ethical values are advocated through the significance of humanitarian perspectives in the light of select novels. Ethics is the principle of human life that can be cherished through such humanitarian perspectives of the people.