Impact of Colonization on Indian English Literature

Authors

  • Dr. Dipti Shukla Assistant Professor, Department of English, Dayanand Girls PG College, Kanpur, INDIA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.3.1.9

Keywords:

Colonialism, colonization, Indian English literature

Abstract

India, along with the contemporary and colonial history of the postcolonial culture, is seen to offer the study's a rich site that has intertextuality and influence. Furthermore, British imperialism is far more pragmatic as compared to several colonial powers. The motivation is not evangelical but economic. Under the emergence of Orientalism”, India was the first Nation to lay literary impact on the West, such an equation was then reversed during colonial intervention. The changes made by the British in the society of India appeared to be at the top. Where few critics of India are only focused on denouncing and acclaiming the effect of West, Indian writers discriminating response gives complex instances of intertextuality amd influence being reception forms. The literary movement has been shaped by values and essential beliefs of traditional attitude, culture, social life and politics of local people. Authority of British along with the Indian subcontinent ruling power halted for more than two hundred years. Furthermore, it turns simple when you need to have an understanding of the English Literature history being related to the English people life. This attitude across the educational, social, and cultural way of living. The movement of the British colony in the given subcontinent has the testimonial impact of the literature on the people social life style. The current paper of research lays the study on the Effect of the Colonial Rule on The English Literature in India in details.

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Published

2023-01-19

How to Cite

Shukla, D. (2023). Impact of Colonization on Indian English Literature. Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities, 3(1), 46–51. https://doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.3.1.9