Envision Future India, Technology, From Monologue to Visual Narrative by Prayaag Akbar’s Leila

Abstract

This study on Prayaag Akbar’s Leila examines the intersection of the drastic technological change that transformed India into a dominant country, one ruling in the name of purity. As technocratic systems become more prevalent, novels are being made into films, which facilitates information gathering. Nevertheless, the greater dispute is an unexplored to every meticulous detail given in the book when it was adapted to a motion picture, as culture, identity, and emotions. This research pointed out how the cultural transformation is expressed when the author handled the community clash through the character name “Leela” or “Leila.” The chosen novel explores the thematic element of Spatial segregation in Leila, where social class, religion, and purity are not merely concepts but are integrated into the physical layout of the city, with barriers transforming geography into a system of dominance. This research relates the theory of Marxist dominance in society through the Narrative hook of “Purity Pills” and false apprehension, illustrating this within the textual parameters. Structuralism and semiotics gave rise to Narratology theory, which is re-imagined for the screen to analyze anything from novels to films. Through this study, the truth of dominance in society is revealed in the name of adapting to modern ideology. Despite India gaining independence in 1947, it remains under the dominance of certain cultural and identity influences in the present era.