Cultural polarity and marital desperation in the novels of Kamala Markandayaq

Pages:24-26
Neeru Bala (Department of English, Singhania University Pacheri Beri, Jhunjunu, Rajasthan)

The beginning of Indian literature in English is traced to the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, by which time English education was more or less firmly established in the three major centers of British power in India. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, a social reformist from Bengal who fought for widow remarriage and voting rights for women, was the pioneer of Indian writing in English. Roy insisted that for India to be included among the world’s nations, education in English was essential. He therefore, campaigned for introduction of scientific education in India through the English medium.