INDIA THROUGH THE EYES OF NAIPAUL IN INDIA: A WOUNDED CIVILIZATION

This paper studies the nation through an expatriate's perspective. V.S. Naipaul's point of view helps to broaden the framework within which India is defined. To understand this concept better, it is necessary, to begin with, Naipaul's Indianness (Paicu). His famous travelogue India: A Wounded Civilization has been selected here to examine his point of view for the country of his forefathers. As we all know that Naipaul is a non-resident Indian writer who has explored the sense of exile and displacement. This work will portray the complex relations with the land of his ancestors. His keen desire was that India should understand its past and progress towards its future. Rather than feeling regret for the past, its better nation should move forward to build a glorious future. The conclusion will round up Naipaul's perspective towards India