The Caravan

THE BOOKSHELF

UNDER THE BHASHA GAZE MODERNITY AND INDIAN LITERATURE

PP Raveendran

The book presents a critique of modernity within Indian literature of the last two centuries. It looks at the aftermath of colonialism, print capitalism, translation, realism and ideas surrounding the region and the nation, as well as focussing on

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