Social and Cultural Elements in Autobiographies of Khushwant Singh and Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Abstract

Overview of Autobiographies: Readers can gain a unique understanding of the socio-cultural context of a given era through autobiographies. The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian by Nirad C. Chaudhuri and Truth, Love & a Little Malice by Khushwant Singh both examine India's social, political, and cultural landscapes at pivotal moments throughout its history. By analyzing the authors' use of setting their stories against the background of India's changing culture, it sheds light on the works' collective sociocultural aspects.