Author(s): Nisha Rakwal

Abstract: Sister of My Heart (1999) is a novel written in a realistic mode embellished by the myths, folktales and fairy tales about India and Hindu religion. The novel traces the conflict and angst the characters in the novel experience as they make fine negotiations between the two worlds, the traditional and the modern and how these characters change in this process balancing the old treasured beliefs and surprising new desires. This Research paper aims at studying the varied aspects of identity crisis, hegemony, patriarchy etc in the Eastern as well as Western context.

Keywords: Postcolonial, hegemony, Patriarchy, transcultural, mythological metaphors.

Article Info: Received: 11 Dec 2021; Received in revised form: 12 Jan 2022; Accepted: 18 Jan 2022; Available online: 25 Jan 2022

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.71.8