Portrayal of Corruption in Indian Society and Politics: A study of Arvind Adiga's The White Tiger

Arvind Adiga is a well known figure amongst Indian novelist. His works explore the condition of poor people. The politicians feed themselves on the sweat of the poor, and their helplessness is mistaken as a luster of India which actually is not that glisten in Indian sun. The Protogonist of the novel, Balram Halwai is born in a poor family in Bihar the darkest part of India, but he has an innate ambition to be high and mighty like the landlords in his village. He realise that those who have lived in village have shattered their lives and so strongly feels to flee away breaking family bond and make his living in the city which give him ample opportunity to realize his dream to be rich and mighty. He often compares his village and holy river Ganga with the darkness. When he moves to the metropolitan city to make his fortunate, uncovers the so did truth lying underneath this glittering city. The posh national capital Delhi appears stylish and elegant to the west but it has smartly camouflaged the insignificant slums in this concrete jungle.