LITERATURE AND THEORY-FROM CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY:DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES FROM INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, 2022
The indenture system was instituted after the abolition of slavery, in response to the labour dem... more The indenture system was instituted after the abolition of slavery, in response to the labour demands of the British Empire during the colonial reign. In an effort to recruit labourers, the penurious peasants were enticed and promised of better lives and good money. Despite the inhumane exploitation of the labourers, many girmityas chose to stay in Fiji after the system ended in the year 1920, with the hope of a better life. The traumas of indenture and struggle for identity after the end of the system became the subject for many Indo-Fijian writers, who became the voice of the diasporic community in Fiji. The collective memories of the indentured labourers, who were displaced from their homeland and relocated to their new homeland in Fiji are evidently penned by authors like Subramani, Brij Lal, Vijay Mishra and Kavita Nandan. The rootlessness of the Fiji-Indian diaspora and their quest for an identity in the 'new' home continues to dominate most Postcolonial Indo-Fijian writers till today. The narratives and content of the Indo-Fijian literature represent the insecurities and alienation that continue to haunt the descendants as well as question their identity and future in the land they now call home.
Langlit (An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal, 2021
Indo-Fijian literature is categorized under Postcolonial Literature, which documents the life and... more Indo-Fijian literature is categorized under Postcolonial Literature, which documents the life and struggles of the Indians in Fiji after the indenture system. From the first imprint in 1914 by Totaram Sanadhya, it has become possible to trace substantial shifts in the trends of genre, written by Indo-Fijian writers. This paper explores some of the ways the narrative structures and preoccupations of contemporary Indo-Fijian authors have shifted, particularly in regard to the portrayal of the Indo-Fijian society in Postcolonial Fiji. Subramani and Brij Lal's writings are saturated with the traumas of indenture, while Kavita Nandan shifted her narratives to identity issues concerning race, gender and cultural identities, among others. The changing narrative structures and preoccupations of historical events from early post indenture days till present is explored through the examination of selected writings by Indo-Fijian authors. The gradual, steady, shift in the narrative structures of the genre away from trauma and sufferings of indenture to assurances and optimism in a multicultural society gives evidence of shifting trends in creating fresh pathways within contemporary Indo-Fijian society.
Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL), 2021
This paper will address the status of women in postcolonial societies, against a colonial legacy ... more This paper will address the status of women in postcolonial societies, against a colonial legacy of patriarchal ideologies in Sia Figiel’s Where We Once Belonged (1996). It analyzes the socio-political problems faced by females which have followed colonialization, independence and migration in Samoa.
Keywords: Colonialism, Post colonialism, Feminism, Double Colonization, Patriarchy
LITERATURE AND THEORY-FROM CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY:DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES FROM INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, 2022
The indenture system was instituted after the abolition of slavery, in response to the labour dem... more The indenture system was instituted after the abolition of slavery, in response to the labour demands of the British Empire during the colonial reign. In an effort to recruit labourers, the penurious peasants were enticed and promised of better lives and good money. Despite the inhumane exploitation of the labourers, many girmityas chose to stay in Fiji after the system ended in the year 1920, with the hope of a better life. The traumas of indenture and struggle for identity after the end of the system became the subject for many Indo-Fijian writers, who became the voice of the diasporic community in Fiji. The collective memories of the indentured labourers, who were displaced from their homeland and relocated to their new homeland in Fiji are evidently penned by authors like Subramani, Brij Lal, Vijay Mishra and Kavita Nandan. The rootlessness of the Fiji-Indian diaspora and their quest for an identity in the 'new' home continues to dominate most Postcolonial Indo-Fijian writers till today. The narratives and content of the Indo-Fijian literature represent the insecurities and alienation that continue to haunt the descendants as well as question their identity and future in the land they now call home.
Langlit (An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal, 2021
Indo-Fijian literature is categorized under Postcolonial Literature, which documents the life and... more Indo-Fijian literature is categorized under Postcolonial Literature, which documents the life and struggles of the Indians in Fiji after the indenture system. From the first imprint in 1914 by Totaram Sanadhya, it has become possible to trace substantial shifts in the trends of genre, written by Indo-Fijian writers. This paper explores some of the ways the narrative structures and preoccupations of contemporary Indo-Fijian authors have shifted, particularly in regard to the portrayal of the Indo-Fijian society in Postcolonial Fiji. Subramani and Brij Lal's writings are saturated with the traumas of indenture, while Kavita Nandan shifted her narratives to identity issues concerning race, gender and cultural identities, among others. The changing narrative structures and preoccupations of historical events from early post indenture days till present is explored through the examination of selected writings by Indo-Fijian authors. The gradual, steady, shift in the narrative structures of the genre away from trauma and sufferings of indenture to assurances and optimism in a multicultural society gives evidence of shifting trends in creating fresh pathways within contemporary Indo-Fijian society.
Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL), 2021
This paper will address the status of women in postcolonial societies, against a colonial legacy ... more This paper will address the status of women in postcolonial societies, against a colonial legacy of patriarchal ideologies in Sia Figiel’s Where We Once Belonged (1996). It analyzes the socio-political problems faced by females which have followed colonialization, independence and migration in Samoa.
Keywords: Colonialism, Post colonialism, Feminism, Double Colonization, Patriarchy
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Keywords:Indenture system, Indo-Fijian, Diaspora, Postcolonial, Identity
Keywords: Colonialism, Post colonialism, Feminism, Double Colonization, Patriarchy
Keywords:Indenture system, Indo-Fijian, Diaspora, Postcolonial, Identity
Keywords: Colonialism, Post colonialism, Feminism, Double Colonization, Patriarchy