• Dr. Santosh Kumar Sonker

Narration is a very import device of the novel. With the help of it the author introduces the readers the whole story and presents before them what he want to communicate with them. Hari Ram Meena is a tribal writer and his historical novel, When the Arrows were Heated Up (2016) deals with struggle of tribals residing in Rajputana in the leadership of Govind Guru against the duo forces of British and the feudal lords. This novel has employed narrative techniques such as conversation, book reading, story telling, songs, myths, dreams, colloquial words of tribal dilects, humour, symbols and imagery etc. Tribals, Banjara, Bheels, narration, story telling, dreams, songs, symbols, imagery, memory

"Hari Ram Meena’s When the Arrows were Heated Up: A Study of Narrative Art ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no.e317-e325, January-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501443.pdf

"Hari Ram Meena’s When the Arrows were Heated Up: A Study of Narrative Art ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no. ppe317-e325, January-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501443.pdf