DESCRIPTION OF SOCIAL ISSUES IN CHINAPPA BHARATHI’S NOVELS

Abstract

This article examines the idea of social justice in the novels of Chinnappa Bharati, one of the major representatives of modern Tamil realist literature. The study analyzes Bharati’s portrayal of oppressed social groups, including peasants, industrial laborers, and tribal communities. Special attention is paid to his novels “Daham” (“Thirst”), “Sangam” (“Union”), “Shakkar” (“Sugar”), “Pavlaayi”, and “Surangam”( “Mine”), which reveal the realities of social inequality, caste discrimination, exploitation, and class struggle. The article also highlights Bharati’s literary method, his realism, and his commitment to depicting life through direct experience and observation.