Myth and History in Harappa Trilogy

Myth and Mythology are part of any culture and civilization that interacts and produces cultural ethos and traditions. Indian subcontinent being home of many religion and cultures, is a large production place for myth. Fiction is often a tool which uses myth either to affirm it or to subvert it. Indian mythological fiction has become a genre in itself in last some years. Harappa is a notable work in the Indian English space in this genre. This paper aims to analyze it and its form by using comparative methodology. It will use structural reading and genre theory to understand the form of Harappa in relation to other notable works in Indian mythological fiction. It will also try to point out how myth plays a role in making and unmaking of a genre. How author can use myth to change form and genre of a particular text.