Raja Rao is considered as one of the eminent novelists and an accomplished post-colonial writers in English. His one of the famous novels The Serpent and the Rope depicts the idea of 'India' and his indigenous approach to local and foreign issues makes the novel distinct. Raja Rao has his own style of writing and it challenges the reader to discern the intended message and it is undoubtedly aesthetically appealing. His passion to uncover the truth is quite apparent in all his writings, which makes him one of the outstanding Indo-Anglian writers. The Serpent and the Rope is considered as one of the outstanding works of Raja Rao and it puts him among the distinguished post-colonial authors. The story of the novel revolves around the interminable cultural conflicts between the east and the west. Another social issue of inter-caste and inter-religion marriages has also been brought to light in the novel, which is the main theme of the novel. The Serpent and the Rope is also considered as the autobiographical work of Raja Rao and is regarded as his Mahabharata. In this novel, Raja Rao has sketched the true picture of India as an ideology for the world.
Research Scholar, Department of English, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
