• K.Mariappan
• K..Mariappan
• Dr.R.Chandrasekar

This paper focuses on the historical incidents through the novel The Shadow Lines (1988) by Amitav Ghosh. It also projects upon the themes of violence, riots, nationalism, national boundaries and communal tension through the events of three generations of the characters spread over India’s Calcutta, East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh) Dhaka and England. The novel is published in 1988 after few years from the year 1984 when Indian Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi – was assassinated and wide spread violence breakout when Ghosh was teaching at Delhi University. The riots and general massacre of Delhi and other cities in India provides the backdrop of the novel. It also deals with history, independence of India and the partition of the country.

partition, riots, violence, nationalism

"Myriad of Historical and Political narrations in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.c552-c556, September-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209285.pdf

"Myriad of Historical and Political narrations in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no. ppc552-c556, September-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2209285.pdf