Behind the beauties: politics explored and explored in A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryWhen politics is a practice of power that governs life with a set of perceptions and practices , A Fine by Mistry Balance is a novel that acts as a great force, fearlessly displaying the rich diversity and barren wickedness of life, proving that power is abused and the strong crush the weak, as Frank Norris remarks in The responsibilities of novelists. Conscious of the social and political life of India and closely connected to its history, Mistry's fiction brilliantly captures the bustling and bustling life of India as Mistry looks beyond the beauty of "Amazing India » capturing corruption, politically motivated projects, political decisions, sufferings of lay people, issues of casteism, domination of Zamindars and inhumane treatment of untouchable minorities. Presenting an authentic portrait of contemporary India during the era of Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi, India in the novel is linked to its timeless chain of caste exploitation, male chauvinism and linguistic endeavors. and community discord. Moreover, the tyranny of power - hungry politicians over the poor - starving citizens is exposed as Mistry depicts the humiliating condition of the residents of Jhopadpattis, the deaths on the railway tracks, the demolition of huts under the pretext of beautification, the death in police custody, lathi charges. and murders under the pretext of implementing family planning. As the story unfolds, A Fine Balance interacts the private arena and the public orbit to reveal that the two are linked since the individual and the family cannot escape the environment. of paper......to remind you who you are. Then you will be able to move forward without fear of getting lost in this ever-changing world” (594-95). Even if in this novel the lives of the characters seem to have lost their importance and the balance between hope and despair has almost shifted, the age-old question is well posed. If this question continues to be asked, then perhaps the importance of the individual and the need for spiritual balance will never be completely lost. Works Cited Kumar, Gajendra. Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance - A slice of middle-class life. New Delhi: Swarup and Sons, 2001. Mistry, Rohinton. A nice balance. New Delhi: Rupa, 1996. Print. Bhatnagar, Vinita P. “A reading of fine balance”. The fiction of Rohinton Mistry, CriticalStudies. Norris, Frank. Responsibilities of the Novelist and Other Literary Essays London: Grant Richards, 1903 (25-33)