'Comparative Literature, as a discipline, opens up possibilities of establishing connections between what might seem to be apparently diverse and far-fetched. These connections make sense if they are understood in context of the contemporary concern with plurality and diversity, both cultural and linguistic, yet also remain conscious of certain similarities encountered at several points of contact. The present paper is an attempt to underline certain similarities of which comparison is made possible between two different genres in different centuries and across different continents. The main focus here is on establishing a comparison between Patrick White's The Tree of Man and the scriptural text Guru Granth Sahib. ' (Introduction)