| Pub. Date | : June, 2022 |
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| Product Name | : The IUP Journal of English Studies |
| Product Type | : Article |
| Product Code | : IJES020622 |
| Author Name | :Nisha Misra, Ruchi Tandon and Devesh Kumar Sharma |
| Availability | : YES |
| Subject/Domain | : Arts & Humanities |
| Download Format | : PDF Format |
| No. of Pages | : 08 |
A relic of the past, colonization is but an albatross still hanging around the necks of the ex-colonized. It has had its heydays giving way to post and post-postcolonialism, however, its presence can still be felt in some form or the other across the world. It is ironical but true that certain seeds of colonization have borne the fruit long after the colonies became free, language being one. It left behind a remnant that became a legacy, a prized possession-the English language. English language's journey from the classes to the masses has been very interesting while at the same time controversial. Seeped as it has into the very core of an average Indian's life force, it is guilty of usurping its very Indianness. Even after seventy-two years of independence, the Indian minds seem to remain imprisoned by this very potent tool of colonization. The present paper, thus, seeks to study the problematics of English vis-a-vis the Indian mindset and its impact on the society.