The Shadow Lines: Nationalism
The Shadow Lines In the novel, The Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh focuses on the meaning of political freedom in the modern world and the force of nationalism. The novel, according to the blurb, focuses on "nationalism, the Shadow Lines we draw between people and nations, which is both am absurd illusion and a source of terrifying violence." Through the description of various political movements, (for example, the Swadeshi movement, Communal riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka and Calcutta), with the introduction with some nationalists and with the description of the effect of such nationalist movements, the novelist sends the readers the question of the validity of such nationalism. Nationalism is described in the Wikipedia as: �Nationalism refers to an ideology, a sentiment, a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on nation. It is a type of collectivism emphasizing the collective of a specific nation.� Congress was the first ever biggest Indian political party that included ...