Volume : 5, Issue : 12, DEC 2019

A STUDY OF MULTICULTURAL ASPECTS IN THE SELECTED WORKS OF ROHINTON MISTRY

DR SUNITA MEENA

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This research paper will examine the perspectives of Canadian novelist Rohinton Mistry on India and Canada regarding their respective multiculturalism. This investigation aims to demonstrate how Indian cultural ideas and traditions profoundly influence him. Since 1904, Canada has been an immigration destination for individuals from India. Thousands of individuals have decided to make Canada their new home since then. They brought their abilities and skills, as well as the confidence that they will be able to contribute to their new country. This study demonstrates how the Indian way of life has profoundly influenced the writing of Canadian author Rohinton Mistry. This investigation examines the author's incorporation of multicultural elements into his fictional works.

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