Mapping An Elusive Terrain by Minakshi Mukherjee
At the very beginning of the essay, Mukherjee declares that it is not an easy job to map the literary landscape of India. She states obvious reasons that there are limitless languages in India that are far more in number than mentioned in the 8th schedule of the constitution. Mukherjee also comments on the Sahitya Akademi's motto that states all Indian literature is one but as Mukherjee points out there is no homogeneity (similarity) among the different languages in India. Meenakshi Mukherjee through her essay classifies 5 major debates that consolidate the different issues in the literary scene of India. These debates include the following ; Progressivism Modernism Feminism Dalit Literature Translation Then Mukherjee talks about the changing nature and elusivity of the modern society where India ...