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    From Dilemma to Insanity: Representation of Colonial Horror in Gurcharan Das' Larins Sahib

    Sanghamitra Ghatak

    • PUBLISHED IN: YEAR 11, ISSUE 17-22/ AUTUMN EDITION 2023/ ARTICLE
    • PAGE RANGE: 120 TO 133.
    • ARTICLE HISTORY: RECEIVED: 31 DECEMBER 2023. REVISED: 05 MARCH 2024. ACCEPTED: 03 JUNE 2024.
    • PUBLICATION DATE: 03 JULY 2024.
    • COPYRIGHT: © 2024 BY THE AUTHOR/S.

     

    Abstract

                The impressions and impact that India faced as a community can hardly be compensated with. The return of such memories of the past generates colonial horror within the people even today. This might be one of the reasons behind the popularity of period pieces even today. Gurcharan Das draws us back to this time through his play Larins Sahib. The narrative entices us to revisit the power dynamics of the time and the psychological effects it had upon the common folk. But most importantly, it addresses the issue of a White man who is apparent in his motives but gets dragged to insanity, overwhelmed by his position of power. In this plot of cruel and clear consciousness, the historical episodes of Punjab get entangled. Gurcharan Das provides a different perspective towards colonial times, breaking the distinction between power and ‘othering’.

    Sanghamitra Ghatak currently works as an Academic Counsellor for NSOU, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Government College, New Town and Visiting Faculty at Sister Nivedita University.

     

    MLA Citation:

     

    Ghatak, Sanghamitra. "From Dilemma to Insanity: Representation of Colonial Horror in Gurcharan Das’ Larins Sahib." Thespian Magazine, yr. 11, issue 17-22, 3 June 2024, pp. 120-33. https://doi.org/10.63698/thespian.v11.1.sg.07.