The Dilemma of the Anglo-Indians: A Reading of I. Allan Sealy’s The Trotter-Nama(1988)

Authors

  • Neeru Anand Assistant Professor of English, Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi, Delhi

Keywords:

Anglo-Indians, Border-Area, History, I. Allan Sealy, Indian Writing in English, Liminality, Mixed- Parentage, Postmodernism, Race, The Trotter-Nama

Abstract

The article explores the history of the Anglo-Indians in the Indian sub-continent as chronicled through the fictional family of the Trotters by I. Allan Sealy in his 1988 novel, The Trotter- Nama. Using a host of literary postmodern techniques, Sealy questions the veracity of official history that has been handed down to us. He also evocatively brings forth the divided selves of the Anglo-Indians as they deny their Indian roots in order to pass off as totally British.

Author Biography

Neeru Anand, Assistant Professor of English, Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi, Delhi

Neeru Anand is an Assistant Professor of English at Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi, Delhi. In January’20, she submitted her Ph.D thesis on ‘Of Books and Bombs: The Formative Readings of Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev’ at Centre for English, SLLCS, JNU. Her research topic highlights her particular areas of interest: Literature and History.

References

Henderson, Mae.Borders, Boundaries and Frames. London, Routledge, 1995.

Hutcheon Linda. A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction. New York, Routledge,1988.

Said, Edward. Culture and Imperialism.New York, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1993.

Sealy, I.Allan. The Trotter-Nama. New Delhi, Penguin Books India,1990.

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Published

01-01-2020

How to Cite

Neeru Anand. (2020). The Dilemma of the Anglo-Indians: A Reading of I. Allan Sealy’s The Trotter-Nama(1988). Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 11(1), 10–13. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/50

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2020): January

Section

Research Articles