Jaya Gowala's novel ‘Deyal’: A description of the inner self/ জয়া গোয়ালার ‘দেয়াল’ উপন্যাস : অন্তজ জীবনের প্রতিবেদন

Abstract

Jaya Gowala is a renowned writer from Tripura. The background of most of her works is the tea gardens. She has written about the laughter and tears of these people, their lives and livelihoods. Being one of them, she has continuously brought their life stories into her writings. One such inner character is Ranjit in her novel 'Deyal'. How he sees his life through his inner world is the story of the novel. How he sees his life through his mental world is the story of the novel. The novel is written in the style of an autobiography. Ranjit Munda is the son of a tea garden. He goes to the city to study and writes poetry. Just as there is a son, a father, a friend, a husband, there is also an 'I' entity. How Ranjit Munda, who comes from the lower class, has tried to adapt and organize himself in the city, how he has become Ranjit Mandal from Ranjit Munda under the pressure of his wife without his knowledge, he himself does not understand. At the end of the novel, he starts burning in self-immolation. He wants to come out of the world made of steel. He again wants to go back to the garden with his parents, to his childhood. Where there is nothing but joy. How his life's pain has been highlighted through reminiscence and how he tried to get out of there will be discussed in this context.