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IJCIRAS2050
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Title:
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MAPPING THE MONOMYTH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEROIC ARCHETYPES IN THE NOVELS OF KALKI KRISHNAMURTHY
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| Published in: |
International Journal Of Creative and Innovative Research In All Studies |
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IJCIRAS |
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2581-5334 |
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Volume 9 Issue 2 |
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8
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| Published On: |
7/18/2026 4:41:00 AM (MM/dd/yyyy) |
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http://www.ijciras.com/PublishedPaper/IJCIRAS2050.pdf |
Main Author Details
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Name:
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Roselin Sofiya |
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Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Co - Author Details
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| Dr. T. Senthamarai |
Department of English, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai. |
Abstract
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Languages and Literature |
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Monomyth, Tamil historical fiction, comparative mythology, individuation, and wholeness. |
| Abstract: |
This research paper examines the heroes’ physical journey in Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical novels Ponniyin Selvan, Sivagamiyin Sabadham and Parthiban Kanavu as a metaphor for their psychological journey, using Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth as a framework. Situated at the intersection of comparative mythology and modern Indian literary studies, Kalki's achievement has been discussed in relation to nationalism, translation, gender, and popular reception; sustained Campbell-based structural analysis of his historical fiction remains comparatively scarce. The title implies that Kalki’s historical novels can be read through the lens of Campbell’s “monomyth” because his novels follow universal patterns of storytelling that allow the journeys of his characters to relate to people from all over the world. Using the three macro-stages of Departure, Initiation, and Return and the seventeen-stage pattern elaborated in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the article argues that Kalki does not mechanically reproduce the monomyth; instead, he pluralises it across messengers, princes, dancers, monks, spies, and sovereigns. The findings show that Ponniyin Selvan disperses heroic agency between Vandiyathevan's adventurous mobility and Arulmozhi Varman's ethical kingship; Sivagamiyin Sabadham converts the hero's journey into a tragic cycle of art, war, and renunciation; and Parthiban Kanavu gives Campbell's “return with the boon” a dynastic and political form through Vikraman's restoration of Chola autonomy. |
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IEEE
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Roselin Sofiya , Dr. T. Senthamarai, "MAPPING THE MONOMYTH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEROIC ARCHETYPES IN THE NOVELS OF KALKI KRISHNAMURTHY", International Journal Of Creative and Innovative Research In All Studies,
vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 8-15, 2026.
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MLA
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Roselin Sofiya , Dr. T. Senthamarai "MAPPING THE MONOMYTH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEROIC ARCHETYPES IN THE NOVELS OF KALKI KRISHNAMURTHY." International Journal Of Creative and Innovative Research In All Studies,
vol 9, no. 2, 2026, pp. 8-15.
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APA
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Roselin Sofiya , Dr. T. Senthamarai (2026). MAPPING THE MONOMYTH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEROIC ARCHETYPES IN THE NOVELS OF KALKI KRISHNAMURTHY. International Journal Of Creative and Innovative Research In All Studies,
9(2), 8-15.
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MAPPING THE MONOMYTH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEROIC ARCHETYPES IN THE NOVELS OF KALKI KRISHNAMURTHY
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