Deceptive Gurus and Babas in Anuradha Roy’s Sleeping on Jupiter

Abstract

Religious hypocrisy has deep roots in Indian society. It is widely spread throughout the entire spectrum of society, from the top to the lower rungs. Anuradha Roy’s novel Sleeping on Jupiter depicts deceptive gurus and babas. Recently, these things have become quite common. Fake babas and gurus have been making our society hollow.  Roy has highlighted the dark and ugly reality of religious Gurus and their Ashrams, which have become a haven for a lot of unsocial and criminal activities. Roy has exposed the truth of religious ashrams and their gurus in this novel.  They cheat and rob people in the name of religion. Women are the most common victims. Perverted and criminal babas physically exploit them. They become victims of rape and physical abuse. Nomita, the protagonist in Sleeping on Jupiter, becomes a victim of a guru in her childhood. She can never come out of that trauma.