KARMA
KHUSHWANT SINGH
Plot
Mohan Lal was a middle-aged man
who worked in the British Raj. He was ashamed to be an Indian and hence he
tried to speak in English or in Anglicized Hindustani and to dress as if a
high-ranked British official. He used to fill the crossword puzzles of newspapers,
which he did to show his immense knowledge in English. His wife Lachmi was a
traditional Indian woman and due to this difference they were not having a
sweet married life.
The important event occurred on a
journey of Mohan Lal and Lachmi in a train. Mohan Lal made her sit in the
general compartment and arranged his seat in first class compartment, which was
meant for British. There he saw two British soldiers who tried to abuse him.
When the arrogant Mohan Lal tried to oppose, he was thrown out of the train. He
could only look through the rails on the moving train.
Cultural criticism relates the cultural background of the
author and text to the context of the literary work.The story Karma illustrates
the famous proverb "Pride Comes Before a Fall". It is the story of an
arrogant person who feels bad about his culture, lifestyle etc. He is reluctant
to his wife because she is an ordinary woman who is unable to impart foreign
culture into her life.
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