Tickell, Alex
(2005).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://doi.org/10.1080/01436590500033917 |
|---|---|
| Google Scholar: | Look up in Google Scholar |
Abstract
The paper examines the representation of proto-national identity in Indian-English fiction before the formative nationalist novels of the 1920s and 1930s. Questioning theoretical connections between Indian-English fiction and the secularism of the Nehruvian national project, my essay argues that primordialist nationalism and culturally transacted concepts of communal/racial identity were key elements in the political imagining of early Indian fiction in English. The primary texts under discussion include Sarath Kumar Ghosh's 'The Prince of Destiny' and S. M. Mitra's 'Hindupore'.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright Holders: | 2005 Third World Quarterly |
| ISSN: | 0143-6597 |
| Keywords: | nationalism, Hindu nationalism, identity, Indian fiction, terrorism, Sarath Kumar Ghosh, S. M. Mitra. |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Art History, Classical Studies, English and Creative Writing, Music Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) |
| Related URLs: | |
| Item ID: | 28762 |
| Depositing User: | Alex Tickell |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2011 08:17 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 14:02 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/28762 |
| Share this page: |     |
Altmetrics | Scopus Citations |