Minkal Italiya

Then and Now: Colonialism, Imperialism and Post-colonialism Ania Loomba's Colonialism and Post-colonialism is an invaluable introductory text to theories and debates which animate post colonial studies. Throughout the book we can find a clarity and accessibility of complex ideas which makes the postcolonial reading noteworthy. The term colonialism and imperialism are usually considered as having a some kind of common elements between them. But there is also a difference between them. It becomes a necessary to know about difference between colonialism and imperialism. Ania Loomba discussed in detail about these terms in her Colonialism and Postcolonialism. What is Colonialism? According to Oxford English Dictionary, the word colonialism come from the  Roman ‘colonia’ which meant ‘farm’ or ‘settlement’ and referred to Romans who settled in other lands but still retained their citizenship. Accordingly, the OED describes it as;  A settlement in a n...

T his blog is a part of my academic activity which was given to us by professor in a paper of Post-colonial study. Click Here for task link. Recently on 18th December, 2019, Sahitya Akadami released a press note announcing its annual Sahitya Akadami Award in 23 languages.  Shashi Tharror - a well known Indian politician, writer and congress party member is among 23 writers who will be won a Sahitya Akadami Award for his creative non-fiction English language work "An Era of Darkness".  After this annoncement when Shashi Tharoor received aplently cogratulation messages, he repied on twitter to journalist Tanveer Singh, where he displayed his firmness about accepting Sahitya Akadami Award. Let's have a look on his Sahitya Akadami Award winning work, "An Era of Darkness" . An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India “An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India” is a book by Shashi Tharoor which brings out the ugly truth of India   duri...

T his blog is a part of my academic activity which was given to us by professor in a paper of Post-colonial study. Click Here to get the task link.. Edward Said on Orientalism Edward Said is a well known scholar and an important figure in postcolonial studies.His signature contribution into the field of post colonial study is his book Orientalism which was published in 1978 and was discussed about the term Orientalism which was coined by Edward Said. The book was translated in 26 languages. What is Orientalism? According to Said, "Orientalism revolutionized the study of the Middle East and helped to create and shape entire new fields of study such as Post-colonial theory as well influencing disciplines as diverse as English,History,Anthropology,Political Sciences and Cultural Studies" Edward Said’s Orientalism deals with that views of Western attitudes which views Eastern societies as primitive and some how inferior. This Wester...