राग दरबारी by श्रीलाल शुक्ल

A darkly comic, sharply satirical novel set in a small North Indian town, it follows a young man who returns to his ancestral village and encounters a web of petty politics, corrupt officials, self-serving teachers and conniving locals; through vivid, often grotesque characters and episodic episodes it exposes how hypocrisy, nepotism and moral decay sustain social stagnation, offering a trenchant critique of post-independence rural and institutional India while blending humor with bitter social commentary.

Published
1968
Nationality
Indian
Length
Unknown
Pages
Unknown
Original Language
Hindi
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Alternate Titles
- Raag Darbari
- Rag Darbari
- राग-दरबारी

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