TRISHANKU EXPRIENCES IN STEPHEN GILL'S FICTION
Chief Editor: Dr. Dominic Savio.
About the
Trishanku, a Hindu mythological character, is widely known through the
phrase" Trishanku's heaven". Trishanku had the unique desire of ascending heaven in his
mortal body. With sage vishwamitra's power he is
pushed to heaven but the alarmed gods seek Lord Indira's
aid who makes him fall back to earth. Furious vishwamitra
arrests his fall,
suspending him in the mid-air.
Eventually the sage creates a new heaven for Trishanku
where he would rule upside down without overpowering Lord Indira. Trishanku is thus suspended mid-air between the place of his
birth, the Earth, and the place of his
choice, the Heaven, like the present day
immigrants.
Trishanku elements can be traced in the poetry and prose of
Stephen Gill. This book includes papers
and articles on the fictions of Stephen Gill, including Immigrant (novel),
Why (novel) and Life’s Vagaries (short
stories)
Dr. G. Dominic Savio
is Reader at PG & Research Department of English of the
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