Shrilal Shukla the author distinctly portrays socio-politico-economic conditions in the village life of India by representing it coupled with satire in a style of rural fiction and remarkable reality. The villagers take pride in calling themselves "ganjahe", originating from "ganj" (which means "place" in Hindi) of Shivpalganj. The conduct of his uncle and the petty village politicians is in stark contrast to the ideals that Ranganath has learnt to aspire to during his university education. He learns how his uncle uses all the village institutions-the village school, the village panchayat (a local elected body), the local government offices for his political purpose. The novel is narrated from the point of view of Ranganath, a research student in history, who comes to live with his uncle, Vaidyaji, in a village named Shivpalganj in Uttar Pradesh for a few months. It exposes the helplessness of intellectuals in the face of a strong and corrupt nexus between criminals, businessmen, police and politicians. The novel illustrates the failing values present in post-Independence Indian society. He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award, the highest Indian literary award, in 1969 for this novel. Raag Darbari is a satirical Hindi novel written by Sri Lal Sukla, published in 1968.
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