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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2026)
The traveler as outsider insider: A critical exploration of authorial voice and perspective in Mehta’s and Zaheer’s travelogues
Authors
Vikram Pawar
Abstract
This paper examines the dual position of the traveller as both outsider
and insider in Suketu Mehta’s Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found and
Noor Zaheer’s The Language of Remembering: Travels through Partitioned India.
It explores how authorial voice and narrative perspective shape the
representation of space, identity, and cultural encounter. The study argues
that both Mehta and Zaheer occupy hybrid positions that allow them to engage
critically with the societies they depict while remaining emotionally and
historically connected to them. Through comparative analysis, the paper
highlights how the outsider insider dynamic produces a nuanced narrative voice
that negotiates belonging, memory, and postcolonial subjectivity.
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Pages:21-23
How to cite this article:
Vikram Pawar "The traveler as outsider insider: A critical exploration of authorial voice and perspective in Mehta’s and Zaheer’s travelogues". International Journal of Educational Research and Development, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2026, Pages 21-23
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