Heterogeneity of Thematic Patterns in IAS Today by Professor Vikas Sharma

<p>IAS Today is Prof. Vikas Sharma’s second English novel<br>after the successful and well received, “Love’s Not Time’s<br>Fool” and after his first novel in Hindi, “Raah ke Pathar”.<br>The novel presents a variety of themes. Professor Vikas<br>Sharma is a very progressive novelist and his writings present<br>the concerns of the contemporary world. His novels are a<br>mirror of the modern Indian society and world. He also<br>presents the difference and conflicts between the urban and<br>rural way of life, between morality and the blind pursuit for<br>materialistic gain.The different characters in the novel are<br>symbolic of the various walks of life. Romesh represents a<br>simple way of life based on ethics and morals whereas Tinny<br>represents the corrupt and immoral way of life where<br>physical pleasure and materialistic gain is everything. The<br>novel was written during the pandemic and it addresses the<br>various concerns of the time, like the speculations in the<br>minds of the normal people, the ups and downs of the<br>economy and other such issues. This adds to the achievements<br>of this novel.</p>