MULTICULTURALISM AND THE CRY FOR CULTURAL CO-EXISTENCE PLEASURE CITY BY KAMALA MARKANDAYA

Abstract

Multicuturalism is a universal phenomena that occurs in all cultures. No nation can afford to protect itself against the spread of cultural ideas and practises. It is shown through the history of human development as well as the rise and fall of different great civilizations throughout history that culture is a powerful force.Since the beginning of time, human history has been characterised by widespread dispersion. The coming together of two civilizationsIt is not possible for this to be a minor occurrence. It has the potential to be a difficult assignment for a writer. There is, in reality,There is enough creative tension in this to go around. It has a significantly greater impact than any other factor.Atomic fission is the splitting of atoms. Writers, like painters and magicians, strive to bring their works into harmonly.combining seemingly disparate events into a coherent pattern The outcomes of the cultural experimentThe nature of the meeting may vary. In order to put it more precisely, it has consisted of three parts.The following are the most prominent types: acculturation, deculturation, and transculturation, as well as co-existence.The most ubiquitous cultural scenario in contemporary civilization, on the other hand, is theTransculturation, often known as the coexistence of two cultures The dialectics of tradition and modernity are explored in this article.It is modernity that expresses this issue of transculturation in the most succinct manner.Pleasure City, by Kamala Markandaya, is a wonderfully fictionalised portrayal of the predicament of a contemporary woman.India is a country whose essence is neither fully Western nor wholly Eastern.