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Book Summary of Post Colonial Indian English Literature

The book present a collection of twenty three research papers on Post-colonial Indian English Literature that are wide ranging in nature dealing with fiction, short stories, drama and critical trends. They covers writers such as Rabindranath Tagore, Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Bhabani Bhattacharya, Chaman Nahal, Anita Desai, Asif Currimbhoy and Girish Karnad. There is also a brief survey of Post-colonialism and textuality of Indian English Fiction. Areas such as Environmental issues and female sensibility in Indian English Literature have also been included.
About Author :
Krishna Avtar Agarwal started his teaching career as Lecturer in English in 1967. At present, he is Reader in English at Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar (Uttaranchal). He obtained his M.A. degree from Lucknow University and Ph.D. degree from Meerut University, Meerut.
Dr. Agrawal has contributed a large number of research papers, articles and reviews to prestigious journals of India. He has published more than one dozen books on English and Indian English literatures.
Contents :
Preface
Post-Colonialism and Textuality: A Critique of Indian English Fiction
Portrayal of Social Problems in Asif Currimbhoy's The Doledrummers
Use of History in Girish Karnad's Tughlaq
Kamala Markandaya's A Handful of Rice: A Critical Appraisal
Mulk Raj Anand: Apogee of Social Reforms
The Treatment of Marital Relationship in Anita Desai's Cry, The Peacock
Raja Rao: As a Great Sadhak
The Serpent and the Rope: A Critical Study
A Textual Reading of Chaman Nahal's Azadi: A Critique Depictin gHistorical Realities
A Critical Estimate of Raja Rao's
The Resurgence of Women in R.K. Narayan's Guide
Indian English Drama and Contribution to It, Asif Currimbhoy
Portrayal of Oppressed Castes in Untouchable and He who Rides a Tiger: A Comparative Study
A Dream in Hawaii : The East-West Clash
Social Relationships in Tagore's Short Stories
Environmental Issues-The Indian Perspective
Contemporary Indo-English Fiction: A Study in Religious Sensibility
A Critical Study of Post Independence Indian Short Fiction in English as a Social Document
Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve and The Tragic Mode
Images of Women in Indian Enlgish Fiction
Treatment of Culture in the Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya
Women in Contemporary Indian English Fiction
The Pathetic Emotion in M.R. Anand's Untouchable and Rasa-Theory
Contributors