64 AMERICAN RESEARCH THOUGHTS ISSN: 2392 – 876X Volume 1 │ Issue 1 │ November 2014 Available online at: www.researchthoughts.us THE INFLUENCE OF NATIVE LANGUAGE IN THE ENGLISH WRITINGS OF SHASHI DESHPANDE AND BAPSI SIDHWA Dr Shamenaz Bano 1 , Dr Shaista Maseeh 2 1 Associate Professor (English), Dept. of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Allahabad Institute of Engineering & Technology, Allahabad 2 Assistant Professor, College of Humanities and Administration, Qassim Private Colleges, Al Qassim, KSA Abstract: English language is unanimously considered as the most popular language of the world today. It is true with Indian Subcontinent as well. But at the same time it is a foreign language for the people of Indian sub-continent. It is so because it was brought and imposed on them by their colonizer during colonial days but later on it was embraced empathetically by the people of Indian sub-continent (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & other countries). In the British period it enjoyed a royal place but after independence drastic changes took place regarding the place of English in India. Since it was the language of the rulers who exercised atrocities over colonized people so English was dethroned from its exalted position. Though English did not have the same place but still it is an important language in India. It is English which connects the multi-linguistic country like India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh. Not only this there is also a rich tradition of Indian writing in English being carried out efficiently with some remarkable writers, who have not only gained recognition in India but are internationally acclaimed. Key words: native language, English writings, Shashi Deshpande, Bapsi Sidhwa English language is unanimously considered as the most popular language of the world today. It is true with Indian Subcontinent as well. But at the same time it is a foreign language for the people of Indian sub-continent. It is so because it was brought and imposed on them by their colonizer during colonial days but later on it was embraced empathetically by the people of Indian sub-continent (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & other countries). In the British period it enjoyed a royal place but after independence drastic changes took place regarding the place of English in India. Since it was the