Indian Society

Marginalisation affects a large part of Indian society, who argon subjected to loss of rights and mistreatment due to their place in the caste schema. In the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, a street boy, beat in Mohammad doubting Thomas narrates the events of mistreatment and abuse in non only his life, but several others characters with the uniform fate. Throughout the novel, the experiences of Ram, Salim and Nita are told, contributing to the privileging of social, sexual practice and phantasmal marginalization in Indian society as foregrounded by Swarup.Ram Mohammad Thomas, byout the novel narrates his experiences of marginalization and mistreatment due to his social status in the caste system. Rams social marginalisation is privileged through the foregrounding of the caste system in Indian society where he is seen as an impregnable, someone who lives in a chawl, with no education, Ram states The brain is not an organ we are authorized to use. We are supposed to use only our hands and legs. (pg. 2), this foregrounds how as an untouchable in society, Ram is only seen as a slave to others, not someone with any kind of intelligence to have the genial capacity to partake in a quiz show. This is further foregrounded when Ram states Like Godbole, you conceptualise I am only good for component chicken fry and whisky in a restaurant. That I am meant to live life like a dog and die an insect. turn int you? (pg. 29), further stating how in Indian society people believe the place in the caste position you are born, you must hang on and not partake in activities which are meant for higher class people.Swarup positions the lector to feel sympathetic for Ram, by story after story of favouritism and see him as a representative of the untouchable class, someone who is upright a street boy, with no control over their fate, and organism at the bottom of the caste system leading him to be clearly shown as socially marginalised. Salim Ilyasi in the novel is Rams b est friend, much like Ram, he is socially marginalised but also religiously marginalised for organism Muslim.His marginalisation is privileged through several stories throughout the novel, Ram revealed (speaking rough Salims experience) The moment the Hindis heard this they went on a rampage. Armed with machetes and pickaxes, sticks and torches, they raided the homes of all the Muslim familiesBefore his very eyes they redress fire to the hut His whole family was burnt to death (pg. 95). This quote illustrates how Salims family and many other Muslims, were marginalised and attacked purely be author they were part of the godliness that was getting accused.Further, his religious marginalisation is shown where Salim stated (recounting his experience to Ram) This bastard is definitely a Muslim, allows kill him No. Killing him would be too easy. We get out burn this motherfucker alive in this bus. Then he and his federation will learn never to touch our homes, (pg. 229), this furt her foregrounds how because Salim is Muslim, in Indian society he is religiously marginalised because of this. Along with the social and religious marginalisation associated with Ram and Salim, Nita is also gender marginalised through her religion.Nitas religious and gender marginalisation is privileged through the foregrounding of the religion she was born into, where she was elect to become a prostitute only because she was born a miss with more beauty than her sister. This is shown when Ram states (recounting what Nita told him about her religion) She is a Bedia tribal young woman from the Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh In her community, it is the tradition for one girl from each(prenominal) family to serve as a communal prostitute, called the Bedni.This girl earns money for her family, speckle the males spend their time drinking and playing cards. This is why the birth of a girl is an occasion to celebrate in our community, not a cause for gloom this foregrounds how in thi s one situation she is both gender marginalised for being a girl, and forced to become a prostitute, and religiously marginalised as this is not her choice, but the choice of her religion. Further, supporting the point of gender marginalisation against Nita in the book is the character Gudiya, who was abused by her father, Ram states What was Gudiyas abuse?Simply that she was born a girl and Shantaram was her father, this greatly privileges the nerve of marginalisation Swarup was aiming to depict and foregrounds that not only in that particular religion is gender marginalisation evident, but all over Indian society. In essence, throughout the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup marginalisation is privileged through the foregrounding of the carefully created stories of mistreatment and abuse against several characters. This positions the reader to understand and accommodate the observation of Indian society and feel sympathetic for the representation of the untouchable class as interpreted in the novel.