Postcoloniality of Indian Poetics A Critical Analysis

Postcolonial literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries. It exists on all continents except Antarctica. Postcolonial literature often addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country, especially questions relating to the political and cultural independence of formerly subjugated people, and themes such as racialism and colonialism. A range of literary theory has evolved around the subject. It addresses the role of literature in perpetuating and challenging what postcolonial critic Edward Said refers to as cultural imperialism. Migrant literature and postcolonial literature show some considerable overlap. However, not all migration takes place in a colonial setting, and not all postcolonial literature deals with migration. A question of current debate is the extent to which postcolonial theory also speaks to migration literature in non colonial settings. One of the key issues is the superiority inferiority of Indian Writing in English IWE as opposed to the literary production in the various languages of India. Key polar concepts bandied in this context are superficial authentic, imitative creative, shallow deep, critical uncritical, elitist parochial and so on. The views of Salman Rushdie and Amit Chaudhuri expressed through their books The Vintage Book of Indian Writing and The Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature respectively essentialise this battle. Rushdies statement in his book – the ironic proposition that Indias best writing since independence may have been done in the language of the departed imperialists is simply too much for some folks to bear – created a lot of resentment among many writers, including writers in English. In his book, Amit Chaudhuri questions – Can it be true that Indian writing, that endlessly rich, complex and problematic entity, is to be represented by a handful of writers who write in English, who live in England or America and whom one might have met at a party. Dr. Janmejay Kumar Tiwari "Postcoloniality of Indian Poetics: A Critical Analysis" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6 , October 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd51841.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/51841/postcoloniality-of-indian-poetics-a-critical-analysis/dr-janmejay-kumar-tiwari