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This 10 page paper examines the post-colonial theories of Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, Frantz Fanon and G. Spivak and then discusses the poetry of Sujata Bhatt and Kamala Das through this perspective. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Indian Identity and Post-Colonial Theories Research Compiled for The Paper
Store, Inc. by K. Von Huben 9/2010 Please Introduction Colonizing other countries, usually to exploit their resources, is one of the
least attractive aspects of a nations character. However, after a country has been a colony for a time, that state of being becomes the reality for the indigenous people. Eventually
the native peoples may revolt and drive the colonizing power out (Algeria and the French); they may simply wear the colonizing power down (India and the British) or the colonizer
may simply withdraw. But when they do, no matter how ugly the situation may have been, there is almost always a sense of confusion and dislocation, as if the indigenous
people have lost some of their identity. And indeed they have. For Indians in particular, who were subjects of the British Crown for almost 100 years, the upheaval that came
when the British left illustrates the dilemma of a colonized nation. While independence and autonomy are greatly desired by all people, the end of the "British Raj" resulted in violence
and anarchy as various factions fought for control of the newly liberated country. This is the background of post-colonial literature. It is the writing that comes out of the uncertainty,
the hope, the fear and the loss of identity that follows the retreat of the colonizing power. This paper considers the way in which Indian poets Kamala Das and Sujata
Bhatt deal with the issue of identity in their poetry; their works are seen through the lens of post-colonial theorists Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, Frantz Fanon and G. Spivak. Discussion
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