Aravind Adiga is being chosen as a writer to be tested on sociolinguistic grounds because there is an apt amount of sociolinguistic elements (code switching, high prestige, low prestige, etc.) in his novels. Moreover, this novel comprises of sociolinguistic elements such as the names are mostly of Indian origin, prestige feature. The protagonist, Balram Halwai, narrates this novel, he sends letters to Premier of China, who will soon be visiting India. White Tiger is the story of a common man, who manages to attain tremendous success, later starts working as an Entrepreneur. Aravind Adiga is a Man Booker Prize Winner of 2008, for his debut novel ‘White Tiger’. And it will let us know how Aravind Adiga managed to reach his audience effortlessly. This paper comprises the sociolinguistic concepts which are hidden in the Aravind Adiga’s novel White Tiger.
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