Ideology and Identity in Narayan Wagle’s Palpasa Cafe

Abstract

The present research focuses on the debut work of Narayan Wagle, Palpasa Café. The vision of Siddhartha and Drishya stands in contrast to each other as they are guided by different ideologies. Drishya represents the traditional ideology of the state whereas Siddhartha represents the new ideology of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) that struggles for replacing and restructuring the old ideological structure of the state. Because of the different conflicting ideologies and identities, the lives of common people are affected dangerously.