REVELATION OF PSEUDO-MASK OF SPIRITUAL FIGURES IN RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA'S HEAT AND DUST

Abstract

The spiritual figures of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s Heat and Dust appear to be very shallow and mendicants. They are poor Sadhus who move from place to place like vendors selling their gods. Though, they pretend to live in a world of spirituality but in reality their feelings and emotions are earthy. Even those who come from Europe as young men and initiated, do not live a sex-free life. At this backdrop, the present paper tries to explore the world of pseudo spiritual figures in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Heat and Dust