Resemblance of Societies in Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi and Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Colonization created numerous opportunities for the colonizers to sow division among the colonized for their own economic -political gain. The colonial discourse produced by western writers mainly centered on the culture, life style and traditions of colonized people , often depicting them as inferior. In contrast, Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart in particular questions colonial representations. This paper therefore examines Achebe’s representation of Igbo culture, and Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi’s traditional societies. Literature, along with other cultural expressions, serves as a main tool to portray historical events. It explores socio-cultural transformation which took place in 20th century India. It depicts the decaying traditional culture of old Delhi while illustrating how emerging India’s socio-cultural and political fabric. Ahmed Ali focuses on themes like time, memory, identity, culture, colonization and social change.