Unveiling The Silenced: Minorities in Bapsi Sidhwa’s the Crow Eaters

Abstract

The current study demonstrates the challenges faced by minority communities, particularly in Pakistan, where some of the cultural, social and political structures marginalize religious and ethnic minorities. This article examines the struggles of the Parsi community in the Indian subcontinent as depicted in Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel The Crow Eaters (2006). As a member of the Parsi community and a witness to the partition, Sidhwa depicts the religious rites, traditions, customs, and cultural conventions of this minority group. The study investigates critical issues for instance; insecurity, cultural clashes poverty and identity related issues emphasizing the struggles of a marginalized community in an unaccustomed and often hostile community. Through the depiction of domestic tale in the select text, Sidhwa narrates the adjustment in the new country, difficulties, marriage customs, interfaith relations and social segregations faced by Parsi families. In conclusion, the study pursues to analyze the novel’s representation of minority struggles and contribute to the broader narratives on identity politics and minority rights in Pakistan English literature.