• CANDID FRENZY SUPERSEDING TENACIOUS BARRIERS IN CHETANBHAGAT’S HALF GIRLFRIEND

  DOI:DOI:18.A003.aarf.J14I01.002048

Dr. Arvind Kumar Sharma

Abstract: ChetanBhagat, one of the most popular Indo Anglican authors, is known as ‘the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history’. Half Girlfriend presents the equidistant phase in a relationship, where two people are not thoroughly in a relationship though they are more than conjoint friends.

• Postcolonial Literature: Rewriting Histories and Challenging Narratives

  DOI:DOI:18.A003.aarf.J14I01.010546

Dr. Aachal Mundafale

Abstract: Postcolonial literature arises from the historical experience of colonialism and its consequences. It aims to question, break down, and rewrite the stories that imperial powers have forced on people. By focusing on voices that have been pushed to the side, postcolonial writers rewrite histories that have been hidden, question dominant ideas, and challenge Eurocentric ways of knowing. In the late 1900s, the field gained theoretical momentum, especially thanks to the work of critics like Edward Said, Homi K. Bhabha, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Their academic work helped people understand literature as a way to fight against cultural hegemony.