ISO 9001:2015

THE ROLE OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE

Dr. Sangeeta Rautela

The Bhagavad Gita, one of the most influential philosophical texts from ancient India, has played a pivotal role in shaping English literary thought and aesthetics. Since its early translations into English during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Gita has inspired poets, novelists, and philosophers with its concepts of duty (dharma), detachment, and spiritual wisdom. This paper explores the intertextual presence and philosophical resonance of the Bhagavad Gita in English literature, tracing its influence from Romanticism to Modernism and beyond. By examining key authors such as T. S. Eliot, Aldous Huxley, and William Blake, as well as critical scholarship surrounding these intersections, the study reveals how the Gita has functioned as both a moral and metaphysical framework for literary creation. The paper also analyzes how English writers adapted the Gita’s principles to address existential questions of human purpose, ethics, and faith, thereby enriching the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of English literary discourse.


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