Multiculturalism In Transmission By Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru

ABSTRACT Literature is the art of life. It is fundamentally an expression of life through the medium of language. Literature reflects an interest in the world of reality as well as imagination. Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru is an Indian author and one of the best known Diastolic writers in Indian English Literature. His novels mostly deal with multiculturalism, globalization, technology, political and social problems, terrorism, diaspora and cultural identity. His second novel “Transmission” is one of the first and most timely novels about multiculturalism and globalization in all its diverse manifestations. Multicultural politics have undoubtedly proved useful in reconfiguring the public discourse of former colonial powers such as Britain as they …show more content…
Multiculturalism ensures that all citizens can keep their identities can take pride in their ancestry and have a sense of belonging. Acceptance gives Canadians a feeling of security and self-confidence making them more open to, and accepting of diverse cultures. The Canadian experience has shown that multiculturalism encourages racial and ethnic harmony and cross-cultural understanding and discourages hatred, discrimination and violence. Multiculturalism is a body of thought in political philosophy about the proper way to respond to cultural and religious diversity. This novel is not quiet satire implies a clear object an author wishes to mock or demystify. And there are some satirical objects in some of Transmission’s subplots especially relating to multinational corporations and Hindi cinema; the same cannot be said for the novel’s protagonist, an alienated software programmer named Arjun Mehta. He finds his way from a second rate technical university in India to an exploitative ‘body shop’ working arrangement in the Bay Area and then later in Washington