Socio-Political Realism and the Ethics of Care in the Fiction of Rohinton Mistry

Abstract

Rohinton Mistry, an exceptional writer, is also a prominent member of the Indian diaspora. He has earned worldwide acclaim. His art addresses Indian sensibility. His reality and straightforward manner are constantly admired. Literature of the Indian Diaspora is a prominent subset of Indian English literature that grows in importance. Understanding the origins of Indian diaspora is crucial for understanding diasporic literature in general. The postcolonial and intellectual diaspora has its own representative writer in North America, like Rohinton Mistry.Rohinton Mistry’s Family Matters expertly navigates many layers of Parsi family life as well as the larger difficulties of contemporary Indian culture. The novel provides a complex and multidimensional reading experience by delving deeply into family relationships, ageing and senility, religion and faith, class and social conflict, Mumbai as a character, secularism and tolerance and mortality and legacy. Mistry’s storytelling explores the complexities of human existence while also reflecting on the problems and opportunities of modern living. The present study will analyze Parsi community, family relationships, religion and faith, class and social conflict.