The Indian English writing has undergone a sea-change ever since its inception in the 1820’s when the Indians started expressing themselves in a foreign language due to the influence of the alien rulers. Initially the writings were mimetic, but gradually the genre evolved into a powerful medium for bringing to surface the social evils and problems that beset the Indian society in the pre and post- independence era. Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, R.K.Narayan, Khuswant Singh, Bhabani Bhattacharya , Anita Desai, Kamla Markandaya and many other writers succeeded in capturing the spirit of ‘Indianness’ in their writings and focused mainly on social evils prevalent in rural India. Today, the focus has shifted because of the rapid and problematic growth of large cities all over the world. Aravind Adiga in his Man Booker Prize winning novel has shattered the myth of ‘shining India’ that boasts of being a hub of information and technology providing jobs to millions of people. While delineating the murky face of contemporary India, he divides the great country into ‘Dark India’ comprising mainly of rural areas and ‘India of Light’ comprising mainly of upcoming cities with shopping malls and high rise buildings. He makes it clear that darkness in the form of corruption, violence, dishonesty, unemployment, poverty is all pervasive. But the irony is that he has painted a realistic picture without suggesting any answer for the problems.