ABSTRACT
National Literature is an expression of a nation’s need in writing. It can be the production in philosophy, imagination and sensitivity. National Literature is the expression of a nation’s intellect in the written form by which it can multiply itself everywhere since it is read, shared and disseminated. This chapter studies the history and spread of English usage in India to be confounded with the paradox that while the language seems to be everywhere, in actuality it is used with ease only by a miniscule portion of the Indian population. Nationalism then is the nation-level socio-cultural dynamics integral for nation building. Culture which gives an identity to a person is an integral part of nationalism. Translation of Indian vernacular literature into English exemplifies a counter-hegemonic strategy because it needs to be inserted within the prevailing hegemony of the global publishing.
