• Periyasamy A

The paper takes up the theme that is highly contested of its kind in the present scenario. Though the writer Perumal Murugan did not explicitly mention the caste of Saroja, the lady protagonist of the novel, it is otherwise a question of the readers to know ‘which caste dose she belongs?’ seems to be the first hand argument. The paper is determined to find the tenuous perceptions of the lumpen human kind who gyrate holding a string. The paper also critique on the powerless characters of Murugan who do not question the injustice and inhumane attitudes of the villagers. This paper on Pyre or Pookkuzhi tries to expose the marginalized human progress situating the oppressions and dehumanization.

Caste, Perumal Murugan, Pyre, love, Caste Violence

"Dehumanizing in the Name of Caste: A Critical Study on Perumal Murugan’s Pyre", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.223-229, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAA06046.pdf

"Dehumanizing in the Name of Caste: A Critical Study on Perumal Murugan’s Pyre", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp223-229, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAA06046.pdf