Vol 3, (2023)
Articles

Exile Testimonio in Rudhramoorthy Cheran’s A Second Sunrise

L. Santhosh Kumar
Assistant Professor Department of English, Kristu Jayanti College
Fr. Joshy Mathew
Head Department of English, Kristu Jayanti College

Published 2023-12-31

Keywords

  • Political Monopolisation, Texts, History, Truths, Power Structures.

How to Cite

Santhosh Kumar, L. ., & Mathew, F. J. (2023). Exile Testimonio in Rudhramoorthy Cheran’s A Second Sunrise. Kristu Jayanti Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (KJHSS), 3, 24–29. https://doi.org/10.59176/kjhss.v3i0.2319

Abstract

Literature envisions socio-political realities, and also, at the same time, it acts as a bridge between the known and unknown. Texts in contemporary times are gaining momentum owing to the showcase of political monopolisation. At the same time, they draw a line between the personal and the political to understand the veracity of original truths. The historicity of text and the textuality of history are the predominant factors which determine the literariness of a text, and it also makes literature Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary. Exile Testimonio, as a theoretical discourse, acts as a threat to the power structures which operate at different levels owing to the impact of political monopolisation. Rudhramoorthy Cheran is a renowned poet who firmly emphasises the fact that poetry is a tool to foreground the unheard truths of the oppressed voices of his country and also, at the same time, attacks history, which exemplifies the falsified truths and histories. Researchers here emphasise the fact that Exile and Testimonio are not irreconcilable binaries, and exile testimonio confronts the impact created by the falsified truths and how these truths have ramified the political discourses which created havoc for the natives, which resulted in the mindscape and the landscape of the people.

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