A study on post literature: 26/11 Mumbai attack

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.6730

Authors

  • Sabitha Research Scholar, Department of English and Foreign languages SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
  • Sukanya Saha Assistant Professor, Department of English and Foreign languages, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

post literature, Mumbai, terrorism, India

Abstract

9/11 attack in the U.S. has procured worldwide heed towards it. The superpower nation was subjected to terror attacks and experienced the irreparable loss of innocent lives. The attack consequently ends up in an influx of literary works later it is entitled to be 9/11 Literature. Similarly, in India, the 2008 Mumbai attack (also known as the 26/11 attack) shattered the lives of the people. The entire nation collapsed out of the terror attack. The bomb blast and the shootout took place in nine renowned locations in Mumbai and devoured the lives of 174 people. Gradually literary works emerged to portray the cruelty of the 2008 Mumbai attack. The paper intends to list out the works of the different genres on the 26/11 attack. The focus falls on the analysis and the review of the post literature on the 26/11 attack. Further, the paper spotlights the effects of such works on society.

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Published

28-04-2022

How to Cite

Sabitha, S., & Saha, S. (2022). A study on post literature: 26/11 Mumbai attack. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S2), 7486–7492. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.6730

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Peer Review Articles