“Our supreme objective” : Nehru, a suitable boy, and the moderation of feeling

• Main Author: Scott, Bede
• Other Authors: School of Humanities
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Humanities::Language::English; Jawaharlal Nehru; A Suitable Boy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145000
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article explores the various ways in which Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy privileges the affective (and aesthetic) quality of reticence. I begin by addressing the broader political significance of such moderation—relating it, more specifically, to the placatory content of the speeches made by Jaw...