When one thinks of Indian English Literature, one cannot but think of the complexity and difficulty in choosing a name for it. The following names been given with different interpretations suggesting different nuances and shades of meaning.
- Anglo-Indian Literature
- Indo-Anglian Literature
- Indo-English Literature
- Indian writing in English
- Indian-English writing
- Indian English Literature
The journal has an interdisciplinary approach. It focuses on transnational alliances like Indian English literature, Indian theory & criticism networks, which have emerged as an important factor influencing international relations. Along with the theoretical issues on Dalit Literature, Women’s Studies, Diasporas, multiculturalism, globalisation, hybridity, transgression, Feminism etc. the journal covers classical and modern approach from different regions of the world, both in historical and contemporary perspectives. Among these networks, Indian Diaspora is the most recent one. The journal will focus and study by comparing and contrasting it with other literatures like Caribbean, Australian, Third World Literature. It will publish both theoretical and empirical research. However, it encourages comparative and policy perspectives for globalising international system.
Journal of Indian Writing in English is an endeavour of showcasing the rare gems of Indian writing in English. From being a curious native explosion, Indian English has become a new form of Indian culture, and voice in which India speaks. While Indian authors–poets, novelists, essayists, dramatists–have been making significant contributions to world literature since the pre-Independence era, the past few years have seen a massive flourishing of Indian English writing in the international market. Not only are the works of Indian authors writing in English soaring on the best-seller list, they are also receiving a great deal of critical acclaim. Starting from Mulk Raj Anand, R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Toru Dutt to Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, Allan Sealy, Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Arundhati Roy, Vikram Chandra … the parade of fine Indian writers is long and lengthening. Here, you can explore the interesting history of Indian writing in English, and also experience its various facets, as expressed in Indian English literature, plays and movies, and other media.
The aim of the Journal is to make accessible in clear and concise form a body of material that has become overwhelming. We hope it will continue to have a wide audience in the academy, an audience composed not only of professors and graduate students in literary studies but also of many others working in adjacent fields that have been significantly influenced by recent developments in literary theory and criticism.
Intended for use by scholars as well as by students and others seriously interested in theoretical issues but without specialized knowledge, the Journal endeavours to act as an informative, reliable introduction to the principal manifestations of this large and challenging area of inquiry. Our hope is that the Journal will answer most of the questions that occur to teachers, students, and others as they traverse the critical and theoretical landscape and that it will show them where to turn for instruction beyond the range of the Journal itself.
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