PAPER ID: Vol. I Issue I (April to June 2023 )/13-20/3
AUTHOR : Dr. Naresh Kumar Garg
TITLE: EMERGENCE OF NEW CULTURAL IDENTITIES UNDER GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCE IN 2 STATES: THE STORY OF MY MARRIAGE OF CHETAN BHAGAT
ABSTRACT: This article analyzes the novel 2 States: The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhagat, which depicts the cultural contradictions and challenges faced by an inter-state couple in India. The article examines how the novel portrays the impact of globalization, education, and consumerism on the formation of new cultural identities among the urban middle class youth. The article also explores how the novel employs the concepts of rhizomatic, molar, and molecular tendencies, as proposed by Delueze and Guattari, to show the dynamics of cultural assimilation and resistance in the context of money and marriage. The article argues that the novel reveals the complexity and diversity of Indian culture, which defies linearity and homogeneity.
KEYWORDS: Chetan Bhagat, 2 States, Indian culture, Punjabi culture, Tamil culture, globalization, education, consumerism, identity, rhizome, molar, molecular.
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