• Mehraj u din sheikh
• Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma

Indian English fiction literary type in approximately the ear in which they live and it is completely reflected in their works. Scholars in india go through two distinctive periods colonialism and post colonialism gave birth to the indo-Anglian writing which alludes to the works of scholars who penned down their composing within the English dialect and their mother tongue one of local language in india. The primary book composed by an Indian purpose Dignitary Mahomet is voyages of Dignitary Mahomet in1793, since English is the universal dialect , Indian writers’ composed words and contemplations capture the consideration of the perusers all over the world. Journalists like R.K.Narayan, salman Rushdie, Vikram seth, Mulk Raj Anand, Amit Ghosh, Raja Rao, Rohinton Mistry, kamala Markandya, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy,Jhumpalahiri and numerous others composed approximately the social circumstance in their works. Anthony Giddens has put an awfully sound proposition that innovation is multi-dimensional. It is not one or the other stone monument, nor magnanimous as it were. Nor it is law based as it were. It has a few measurements. Indian humanist, Dipankar Gupta in his book, Mixed up Advancement (2000), has made however another articulation which applies to diverse nation-states. The word ‘modernity’ has varied connotations. In the context of the present study, it is to be understood chiefly as western Enlightenment modernity, which in the case of India and other colonised countries was mediated through European colonialism. Anthony Giddens has put an horrendously sound recommendation that advancement is multi-dimensional. It isn't one or the other stone monument, nor generous because it were. Nor it is law based because it were. It features a few estimations. Indian humanist, Dipankar Gupta in his book, Blended up Progression (2000), has made in any case another enunciation which applies to differing nation-states. Our pioneering sociologists, G.S. Ghurye, M.N. Srinivas, D.P. Mukerji, B.K. Sarkar, Radhakamal Mukherjee, S.V. Ketkar, B.N. Dutt and K.P. Chattopadhyay drew their esteem premises and viewpoints on the approach to considering Indian society from patriot reconstruction authority of the 19ih century. All these sociologists had not experienced the challenges of industrialism and capitalism. Nor had they any involvement of western advancement.

Nation, Identity, Social Change, Freedom, English Literature, Indian Diasporic literature, Settler Colonies.

"ENLIGHTENMENT, MODERNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.20-29, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906X35.pdf

"ENLIGHTENMENT, MODERNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGES IN INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp20-29, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906X35.pdf