Vol. 8, Issue 1, Part A (2026)

E.M. Forster was one of the most important and renowned British novelists of twentieth century. His novel A Passage to India is often regarded as masterpiece. It is a remarkable English novel of the early twentieth century. It is also E.M. Forster’s most significant and successful novel. This paper speaks about the novel A Passage to India and how the themes of the novel deal with post-colonialism and the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized. Colonialism is a form of control that entails the enslavement of one person by another. While the term post-colonialism refers to the representation of race, ethnicity, culture and human identity in the modern era; mostly after man y colonized countries got their independence from European powers. In my research paper, I will explore the work A Passage to India as post-colonial novel. The novel is a realistic document about the British rule in India. This novel explores the complexity of colonialism and cultural clashes between Indian and British colonists. This research paper investigates the novel’s different theme s characters and other narrative elements to highlight the impacts of individuals, societies and demonstrates how it disrupted lives and shape perception of truth and justice. It also discusses Forester’s experiences as a British author that influenced his portrayal of colonial India. The paper emphasizes the importance and ongoing discussions about injustice and cultural tensions which is presented inside the novel. It focuses on how India is portrayed in the story, especially since Forster, the author is set in the time when India was under British rule and it talks about the complex relationships between different cultures the power struggles and the political situation during that time. The study fits into the category of post-colonial literature, which means it looks at how literature deals with the aftermath of colonialism. This is especially interesting because Forster is not from India, so it explores how an outsider represents a colonized society. The stud y also looks at how Forster deals with topics like identity, belonging and the clash between Eastern and Western ways of thinking. This paper aims to analyze the psychological barriers and prejudices projected in the novel.

I would like to examine Forster’s treatment of the colonial concerns between the East and West through the art of characterization and plot construction.