Arundhati
Roy is a straightforward writer who facilitates her readers to see things from
the actual socio-political viewpoint. In her novel, The Ministry of Utmost
Happiness, she rejects capitalism and presents an alternative system of
society, that is based on anarchist tradition. Anarchism is a political theory
that dismisses all forms of government authority and favors building a
voluntary cooperative society.
Roy
formulates a fictional anarchist society on a ground of a cemetery with the
name Jannat Guest House and Funeral Services. A place where marginalized and
forgotten people have the freedom to live and equality among genders and casts.
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Anarchism theory has been used in the ministry of
utmost happiness ..... like thusgufta s character and sadm Hussain
character .... merry Bachchan
anarchist writer... |
Anjum,
the protagonist of the novel, strives to find a better place for her. She
leaves her parent's house at the age of fifteen and moves to Khwabgah and
transforms from Aftab to Anjum. In search of herself, Roy finally, manages to
develop anarchism for Anjum that is the result of oppressive powers, Janat
Guest House. A house where Anjum
accompanies neglected and marginalized people like her.
Saddam,
a Dalit, once Hindu, converts to Islam when his father was killed by a mob. He
repudiates government policies as an anarchist when he gets fired from a
security guard job. He joins Anjum where he provides funeral services.
Furthermore, he starts earning by Hindus superstitious beliefs by selling them
fake good luck charms.
Musa is an architecture student with Biplab, Naga, and Tilo. His wife Arifa and daughter Jebeen get murdered in a massacre. He becomes rebellious against the government and joins Kashmir's resistance to build his anarchist world but dies as a martyr for Kashmir's independence.
