Visions of Tomorrow: Literary Cartographies of Vikasit Bharat@2047 in Indian and Anglophone Literatures

Abstract The national discourse surrounding Vikasit Bharat@2047 envisions India’s centenary of independence through economic self-reliance, technological transcendence, sustainability, and socio-cultural rejuvenation. While socioeconomic frameworks dominate state policy, the literature serves as an essential barometer of civilizational ethos and human experience. This study investigates how Indian literature—both in English and translated regional vernaculars—imagines, interrogates, and constructs pathways toward a developed India by 2047. Drawing on postcolonial theory, speculative realism, ecocriticism, and subaltern studies, this study analyzes how contemporary and visionary literary works negotiate the tensions between hyper-modernity and ancient philosophical inheritances (Sanatana ethics, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam). It interrogates the themes of technological ethics, ecological stewardship, gender democratization and subaltern emancipation. Ultimately, this paper argues that Indian literature does not merely reflect developmental milestones; it actively provides an ethical and philosophical blueprint for Vikasit Bharat, ensuring that material progress remains tethered to human dignity and ecological equilibrium.