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Volume : II, Issue : IX, October - 2012

Post-colonialism: A Critical Study Of Indian Culture

Anisha and Amrita Sharma

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

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Post-Colonialism refers to the time after Colonization. In this period, state of the mind of Indian people is hybrid and their culture is fragmented. The present paper explores the post-colonialism in the light of Indian culture and tradition. It highlights the importance of Indian tradition and culture in response to the Macaulay's Minutes on Indian Education in 1835 (period of colonization) by taking the examples from Bhat hari's V kyapadiy, Bharat's Nâ?yaúâstra, Bh maha's K vyala k ra etc. It describes the emergence of post-colonialism in India, its roots and effect on modern India.

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Anisha and Amrita Sharma, (2012). Post-colonialism: A Critical Study Of Indian Culture. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. IX, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1438.pdf

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