A Study on the Aqueous Empowerment of the Narmada River in the select Novels of Hartosh Singh Bal’s Waters Close over Us and Gita Mehta’s A River Sutra

Abstract

An endeavor of this paper is to establish the water related facts in relationship with people, especially reference to the Narmada River. The central theme of this paper is on water empowerment, its traditional acquaintance as a part of culture, myth and spiritual values. Water is a required element more than the cardinal elements of earth, air, fire, and sky. It plays a prominent role in human life. All the elements are interconnected through the sacred river the Narmada, which is connected with people through its holiness. This statement express through the select novels of Hartosh Singh Bal’s Waters Close over Us (A journey along the Narmada) (2013) and Gita Mehta’s A River Sutra (1993). Both the novels are involved about the water as a scared element for mankind’s life.