Love and Forbidden Relationships:  The novel "The God of Small Things"  investigates the complexities of love, desire, and the social boundaries in human lives.

Caste and Social Inequality: It highlights the cruelty of India's caste system and its impact on relationships and lives of human beings.

Family and Childhood Trauma:  The novel depicts the effects of family. It displays broken and traumatic events in the lives of children.

Colonial Legacy:  The novel "The God of Small Things"  lights on the surviving effects of colonialism in Indian society.