
The film follows the same structure and stays true to the darkly satirical tone of Adiga's novel. The novel examines issues of religion, caste, loyalty, corruption, and poverty in India.For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The White Tiger takes the readers to the heart of India and into the world of suspense. The novel provides a dark picture of India’s class struggle in a globalised world. It was hidden under the dark cover of corruption, inequality, greed, and the barbaric attitude of these lords. The darkness of India signifies that Laxmangarh, a small village in Bihar, was presided over by feudal lords. Within The White Tiger, Adiga explores the unhappy social realities, like poverty and hypocrisy, in India, largely through dark humour. Balram is the strongest voice of poor people, especially the subalterns, unemployed youths, poor auto drivers, servants, prostitutes, beggars, and unprivileged figures. This novel reveals the difference between India’s rise as a contemporary global economy and the character Balram, who comes from a crushing rural background. His writing style is essentially satirical and sarcastic. He is the fourth Indian to receive the honor, after Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, and Rushdie. He is the second youngest writer to win the prize.


Aravind Adiga has carved his name in the galaxy of modern Indian novelists, who won the Man Booker prize for The White Tiger. This novel highlights the people who have enslaved their community for the ages through all the restrictions of society. The White Tiger is the story of Balram’s confession to his murdering the master.

This study explores Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger is a debut novel, which was published in 2008.
