The Effects of Economic Downturns on Pakistani Rural Society: In the Context of the Novel “Jangloos”

Abstract

Pakistan's economy has always been in a destabilized state due to which the country faced many difficulties in every era. Pakistan is an agricultural country that is why economic backwardness has affected our rural society badly. Our farmer is living a miserable life. Shaukat Siddiqui has exquisitely reflected the social, political and economic problems of Pakistan in his novels. The social problems are masterfully described in Khuda Ki Basti, Jangloos, Char Deewari and Kameen Gah. Jangloos is a classic novel consisting of three volumes. With characters like Lali and Raheem Dad he has portrayed in detail the effects of economic backwardness on the Pakistani society. By social and economic exploitation, the way feudalists and industrialists have enslaved peasants and laborers has been realistically elucidated in Jangloos. Thus, Jangloos is a noteworthy novel which represents the economic problems of the rural Pakistani society.