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Existentialism is a philosophical theory which emphasizes the existence of anindividual as a free being. Twentieth century witnessed emergence of multiple philosophical andliterary movements that sought a key to define human existence and meaning in the beginning as arevolt against the existing intensity in political, social, literary, scientific fields. Existentialism sandsprominent in literary and social terrains as a philosophical and literary movement connected withhuman existence, freedom, choice, pursuit of meaning in the absurd world. The domain ofexistentialism is undoubtedly rooted in the society but it deals with individual subjectively andobjectively. The perceptive of each philosophical thought appeals in contrast to the ones proposed byancient philosophers but its origins are examined and explored with reference to responsibilitypertaining to an individual and the own involvement in activities as opposed to being governed byuniversal moral ideologies. Tracking back its logical analysis and evolution from the introspectivereflections and inquiries of the ancient Eastern and Western practices to its rebellious expressionwith resolutions partaking the paradox proposed by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Beckett.Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir, Heidegger, Kafka etc. The study unveils the philosophy coveringrecurring themes anguish, freedom, authenticity, choice, solitude, alienation,mortality to embody the cry of individuals in anguish against imprisoned unavoidablereality in the orderless, meaningless, absurd world.