• Pavithra A
• R Rekha

The golden gate is a novel by Vikram Seth published in 1986.He wrote many novels such as a suitable boy, a suitable girl, an equal Music etc. In an interview Seth say’s we are all accident of History. Seth has been able to span geographical and national barriers and played a major role in bringing the Indian writing onto the stage of world in literature Alienation means a state of separation between person and groups. A defense mechanism in which memory of an acceptable act is separated from the emotion originally associated with it.

Alienation, loneliness, heart broken

"Portrayal of Alienation in Vikram Seth’s The Golden Gate", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.56-58, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFC06014.pdf

"Portrayal of Alienation in Vikram Seth’s The Golden Gate", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. pp56-58, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFC06014.pdf