Contemporary Indian English Novels: A Critical Study
Keywords:
Imperialism, Globalization, New Trends in Indian English NovelAbstract
This paper will provide a sketch of the development of the Indian English novel, which is essentially a story
about a changing India. The Indian English novel began its journey with the trio Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao,
and R.K. Narayan. The early novels were patriotic portrayals of Indians, but as India gained independence,
she grew out of her own streak of imperialism during the emergency, and the Indian idiom began to shift.
With the publication of Salman Rushdie's Midnights Children, the entire Indian English novel scene was
changed. It paved the way for a slew of new writers. This paper will investigate and explain the major
changes in Indian English novels, bringing to light recent trends in the field.
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