Portryal of Socio-Political Conditions of the Period in the Novels of Bapsi Sidhwa and Rohinton Mistry

Abstract

The present paper tries to find out the various accounts of socio-political conditions of the period that have been infused in the novels of Bapsi Sidhwa and Rohinton Mistry. As it is known that both these novelists are in Diaspora—Bapsi Sidhwa presently living in America and Rohinton Mistry in Canada, they have huge knowledge and experience of societies and cultures they have come across since their birth. They have thus gathered the experiences of not only the country of their birth but also the knowledge and experiences of culture, civilization and heritage of the country of their adoption. It is therefore expected that they will by and large, cast the instances of such happenings in their works too. However the paper has picked up An American Brat, Ice-Candy-Man, and The Crow Eaters of Bapsi Sidhwa and Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance for the purpose.