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In this paper, I analyse Arun Joshi’s  The Apprentice  as an exemplary case of the Indian postmodern novel where story and history continuously overlap. The unfolding of the personal story of its protagonist, Ratan Rathor, should also be read on a symbolical level, wherein the hero’s progression from humble beginnings to a high rank position coincides with India’s achievement of independence. Like Saleem Sinai in Salman Rushdie’s  Midnights Children , the protagonist of  The Apprentice  forges a fictional representation of a nation through his individual history which, in turn, could be read as a parody of national history. Last but not least, the paper highlights yet another dimension of comparison between Rathor’s story and that of King Ashoka – an iconic figure of Indian national history.

A Postmodern Na(rra)tion of an Indian (Hi)Story: An Analysis of Arun Joshi’s The Apprentice