Symbolism and Mythology in Raja Rao's The Chessmaster and His Moves

Being an Indian Brahmin, Raja Rao was deeply rooted in the Indian Philosophy consisting Advaita Vedanta, Buddhist Sunyavada and Buddhist Tantrism. He had vividly shown the Hindu psychology finding truth and reality among these ancient traditions and doctrines. The quest of truth brings human relationships to different horizons of existence. After living a long span of life in France, Raja Rao had presented a mosaic of French characters with Christian background, having remarkable affinity with Indian Culture. Though all his characters live with different faiths, they locate a ruling power deciding their destiny and actions.

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Shobha Bhandari passed B.A. (Honrs) in English from G.K.S.M. Govt. College, Tanda in 2007. She was awarded M.A. (English) degree in 2009 by Panjab University, Chandigarh. She took her M.Phil degree in 2012 from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. At present, she is working as Assist. Professor at Bebe Nanaki University College, Mithra, Kapurthala.