UNRAVELING LIMINAL MILIEU IN ARUNI KASHYAP'S THE HOUSE WITH A THOUSAND STORIES

Purva Paliwal; Dr. Rajesh Mehta

doi:10.69980/mjd32z19

Authors

Purva Paliwal Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of English, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India. Assistant Professor, New Horizon College, Bangalore, Karnataka-560066
Dr. Rajesh Mehta Associate Professor of English, Smt. J.J. Kundaliya Commerce College, Rajkot, Gujarat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69980/mjd32z19

Keywords:

Peripheral Aesthetics, Geography, Secret Killings, Embodied Experience, Assamese Literature in English

Abstract

The location is essential to our existence because, to paraphrase Moslund, "if not with our brains, then always with our bodies," we always occupy a space in the world. The faculties' capability in understanding the geologies of our reality creates a kind of spatial association and spot definition. This paper utilizes Aruni Kashyap's presentation book The House with Thousand Stories (2013), which is set in Hatimura town of the Mayong region and manages substitute retellings of miniature verifiable records of Assamese individuals, to comprehend the development of sensorial-socio-social space in Assam at the hour of extrajudicial killings that produce a "feeling of dread," imperiling the ordinary exchanges of individuals who occupy the excellent zones. The focal point of the exposition is the craftsman's creative reaction to Agamben's idea of the "uncovered life," which he compares with "exposed" or "unadulterated faculties," to foster the thought of the erotic nature of geology as it emerges from the experiences of individuals and their interactions with other living things. The sensual aspect of Pablo, the novel's narrator, and his geographic experience in the village aid in understanding the spaces of difference during a time of conflict, much like the Manipuri mothers' Stripped Walk before Kangla Post and Irom Sharmila's sixteen-year hunger strike, which should be visible as a representation for organizing the "exposed life" against the body politic of the state.

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