A Journal of Arts, Humanities & Management BROAD THEME : EDUCATION DDCE Education for All DDCE, UTKAL UNIVERSITY, BHUBANESWAR, INDIA Vol - II, July, 2012 Editorial Board Prof. S. P. Pani, Director,DDCE, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Dr. M. R. Behera Lecturer in Oriya, DDCE, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Dr. Sujit K. Acharya Lecturer in Business Administration DDCE, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Dr. P. P. Panigrahi Executive Editor Lecturer in English, DDCE, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. ISSN 0974-5416 Copyright : © DDCE, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar Authors bear responsibility for the contents and views expressed by them. Directorate of Distance & Continuing Education, Utkal University does not bear any responsibility. Published by : Director, Directorate of Distance & Continuing Education, Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar – 751007. India. Reach us at E-mail :
[email protected] 91-674 -2585312 (O) 91-674 -2581106 ( Fax ) Setting & Printing: inteCAD 442, Saheed Nagar Bhubaneswar - 751 007 Ph.: 0674-2544631, 2547731 ii Indian English Novels: Some Reflections The Indian novel in English was the product of a demand for socio-political reforms, the revival of past traditions, the search for a national identity and the increasing awareness of the role of individual in society. Set against the backdrop of colonial India, the novel fascinated the common man with the novelty of its exotic form and its capability of representing a changing world in its various dimensions. The social-elite of the nineteenth century India modified the novel as a permanent art form. Imitating its text and context, from their Western counterparts, Indian novelists focused on man-woman relationships, imperial-colonial encounters, mysticism of the East, flavoured with social customs and traditions and love for the nation.