Poisoning of Moral Compass: The Interplay of Imagery, Toxic Relationship and Trauma in K R Meera's The Poison of Love

It is a research paper on K R Meera's novel The Poison of Love which was originally written in Malayalam and thentranslated into English by Ministhy S, an IAS officer from U. P. cadre. The paper seeks to explore the emotional turmoil of a young girl, an IIT topper who falls into the trap of a charming but insincere journalist called Madhav. Her journey from Karala to Mathura is symbolic of a psychological journey which she could not even imagine ia few days earlier.