The essays in this book look at the interaction between English and other Indian languages and focus on the pressure of languages on writers and on each other.

Indian Writing In English Has Undoubtedly Acquired Its Own Independent Identity; It No More Remains Mere Imitative And Derivative. Its Long Journey From Colonia

During The Seventy Years Of Its Effective History Indian Writing In English Crossed Many Miles Stones And Has Come To Be Finally Accepted As A Major Literature

A History of the Indian Novel in English traces the development of the Indian novel from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century up until the present day.