Nature of Western Literary Discourses Versus Eastern Discourses/ Aestheticism: An Inquiry into Meaning and Method

The present research paper explores the differences between Western and Eastern approaches to understand the concept of meaning, reality, existence and truth as these notions are explicated with the fundamental reading, writing and interpretation of literary texts and are the subjects of human quest and academic research from time immemorial. The paper looks into these two diametrically opposite methods to find out or identify what is obtained as a result of reading and research and how human subjectivity is formulated out it. Although the application of Western critical theories is quite fashionable and it cannot at a glance be rejected as for as its applicability to the literary interpretation of literary texts are concerned. The paper aims to delve deep towards the indigenous knowledge system and attempts to frame out discourses which stands entirely opposite to the essence of Western critical theories and consequently offers a new perspective which can be termed emanating from indigenous knowledge system.