![]() ![]() Mistrys characters battle against the cruel system of landlords and discrimination to balance their life. The novel exposes Indias socio-cultural aspects of caste system, poverty, inequity and exploitation of common man especially those who are treated as untouchables. ![]() A Fine Balance (1995) is a story of four main characters namely Om Prakash, Ishvar, Maneck and Dina Dalal whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil after the State of Internal Emergency in India. His second novel A Fine Balance (1996) strengthened Mistry as a successful and effective writer by getting Giller Prize, the Los Angeles Times' award for fiction and the Royal Society of Literature's Winifred Holtby Prize. RohintonMistry a Bombay (now Mumbai) born Indian-Canadian author is known for his great success in the field of Literature. ![]() The present paper aims to investigate the inevitable and continuous struggle for survival in the historical, political, economical and cultural background. STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL: REVISITING INDIAN HISTORY THROUGH ROHINTON MISTRYSA FINE BALANCE ![]()
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