From Pre-Modernism to Post-Modernism: Judicial Deconstruction/Reconstruction

Sri Bhagvati Charan Verma ⁽Bhagvaticharan Verma, Chitralekha (Rajkamal Paperbacks, 2006)) wrote a classical novel of Hindi Literature called Chitralekha in which a student asked his teacher as to what is meant by paap (vice). The teacher sent two of his students to two different people i.e. Kumargiri and Beejgupt to find out the difference between paap and punya. The student of Kumargiri considered him to be virtuous and Beejgupta was vicious as he was a slave to his desires. The student of Beejgupt was of the contrary opinion. He considered Beejgupt to be virtuous as he made sacrifices and found Kumargiri to be selfish. Thus the teacher concluded by teaching them that there is no concept like vice in this world and people have different notions because they live in different surroundings. The concepts of good and bad or pleasure and pain are different for each person because they are influenced by different surroundings. Similarly, Nietzsche has opined that there is nothing wrong or right in this world. It is just a matter of perspective. The above novel signifies the crux of post-modernism.