REPRESENTATION OF MARGINALIZATION AND SURVEILLANCE MAJUMDAR’S A BURNING: A POST-COLONIAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze Majumdar's novel A Burning (2020). This research examines Megha Majumdar's novel A Burning through Intersectional perspective to investigate how ambition and struggle are shaped by gender, social class, religion and other socio-political factors. Using the Kimberle Crenshaw’s unequally theory of intersectionality, this study analyzes the character's experience to see how because of their gender, social class and religion, they face obstacles in fulfilling their desire in modern Indian society. This study shows the reality of Indian Society, where marginalized communities face struggle to fulfill their dreams and treated. It demonstrates how systemic inequality influences human desire and behavior, and explain the complex interplay between individual ambition and social constraints. This research is descriptive and qualitative in nature. Through close textual analysis of text, it tells how systemic inequalities and prejudice affects characters life and opportunities.  Marginalized people need a lot of strength to fight against unfair system to fulfill their dreams. But people who have privilege can move a head easily.  This study presents a clear picture of contemporary Indian Society, where ambition is not only a personal drive but also deeply connected to the social a political environment. This study highlights how fiction reflects the realities of power, privilege and marginalized communities in Indian society and how these forces interact in shaping human ambition.