The book is a comprehensive and critical account of postcolonial criticism and theory by an Indian. This is particularly significant as the Orient, of which India is a segment, is at the centre of postcolonial critical engagement. The book does not simply state facts and outline ideas but also attempts an evaluative critical appraisal of the three major practitioners of this critical trend – Edward Said, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and Homi K. Bhabha.