In “The Economy of Manichean Allegory: The Function of Racial Difference in Colonialist Literature” he writes of the two phases of colonialism; the dominant period of material practices and the hegemonic phase of ‘discursive ideological practices’. The former seeks and exercises direct control and coercion. Here the covert and material practices such as “policies of population transfers, gerrymandering of borders, and forced production” (80) affect native’s physical presence and subjugate him. He says that “colonialist discursive practices, particularly its literature, are not very useful in controlling the conquered group at this early stage” (81) owing to the reason that “native is not subjugated, nor does his culture disintegrate” (81) simply
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Even the people of one state do not know fully about the other states; let aside the Northern and the Southern. It has had a glorious past for being called ‘the golden sparrow’ that has attracted attention of, not only invaders, but also philosophers, thinkers, writers and scientists as well. Its aura and cultural strength defeated even Britain to hold it forever; something they could succeed to do elsewhere, like America or Australia declaring them as ‘Terra Nullius’. Though they faced a tough resistance and challenge from this enlightened nation which they, too, encountered with the Repressive State Apparatus, yet the British colonizers succeeded to control the Indian minds through, what Althusser calls, Ideological State Apparatus (ISA) to cope with , what is known as Indophobia. As the post-independence India proved itself a promising democratic state holding a prominent place again, and achieved milestones in the fields of software industry, nuclear power, health, space, technology, polity, governance, reforms, education, scientific developments etc., the world started paying fresh attention to it. By the turn of twenty first century India had a lot to boast of and claim its place in the front row of the world …show more content…
Literature is a mirror of the society against whose backdrop it is written. India as a setting has attracted many writers from inside and outside as well. Many of these writers have a clear stand: their apparent vision is either that of an insider or an outsider. There is yet another class called ‘diasporic writers’ who belong to both the spaces. And this raises an issue of ambiguity that varies as per the degree of the writer’s exposure, understanding and objective interpretation of that country. Diasporic writers are emotionally attached to their homeland, yet yearn to belong to their current domiciled country as a result of their new sense of place. They roam psychically between two worlds and as a result both, their roots or foundation culture and their host culture, negate their belonging to either location. This condition of being "homelessness" is associated further with alienation, a desire to reclaim the past yet rebels against it, a desire to go back forestalled by the inability to move out from the current sense of place due to family and other linkages they have established over the years. Diasporic writers project their writings to represent this quandary through their work. (Sunday
Even the people of one state do not know fully about the other states; let aside the Northern and the Southern. It has had a glorious past for being called ‘the golden sparrow’ that has attracted attention of, not only invaders, but also philosophers, thinkers, writers and scientists as well. Its aura and cultural strength defeated even Britain to hold it forever; something they could succeed to do elsewhere, like America or Australia declaring them as ‘Terra Nullius’. Though they faced a tough resistance and challenge from this enlightened nation which they, too, encountered with the Repressive State Apparatus, yet the British colonizers succeeded to control the Indian minds through, what Althusser calls, Ideological State Apparatus (ISA) to cope with , what is known as Indophobia. As the post-independence India proved itself a promising democratic state holding a prominent place again, and achieved milestones in the fields of software industry, nuclear power, health, space, technology, polity, governance, reforms, education, scientific developments etc., the world started paying fresh attention to it. By the turn of twenty first century India had a lot to boast of and claim its place in the front row of the world …show more content…
Literature is a mirror of the society against whose backdrop it is written. India as a setting has attracted many writers from inside and outside as well. Many of these writers have a clear stand: their apparent vision is either that of an insider or an outsider. There is yet another class called ‘diasporic writers’ who belong to both the spaces. And this raises an issue of ambiguity that varies as per the degree of the writer’s exposure, understanding and objective interpretation of that country. Diasporic writers are emotionally attached to their homeland, yet yearn to belong to their current domiciled country as a result of their new sense of place. They roam psychically between two worlds and as a result both, their roots or foundation culture and their host culture, negate their belonging to either location. This condition of being "homelessness" is associated further with alienation, a desire to reclaim the past yet rebels against it, a desire to go back forestalled by the inability to move out from the current sense of place due to family and other linkages they have established over the years. Diasporic writers project their writings to represent this quandary through their work. (Sunday