THE RELEVANCE OF POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES TODAY

This paper tries to establish the importance and relevance of pursuing Post colonial studies in today’s India- a nation state that has, on the surface, at least, gained independence politically, democratically. It covers aspects of post colonialism and neocolonialism that not only control and manipulate our politics, but the ideas and structures of society, gender, history, education, and through these, our identity, as an Indian and as an individual