Abstract
Colonialism is the form of the ascendance of individuals or groups on
the states and departments of people. In the Indian sub-continent, the
cultural domination of colonizers on the minds of the colonized led to
the spread of certain perspectives that marked the distinction within
society. Hence through the process of reification and codification of
history British classified the Indian society: compartmentalized the
whole into various groups. By applying the same approach British
labeled the Pashtuns of the western frontier as “Pathans” either they
were courageous/warriors or they were sinister and corrupt. In this
paper, an attempt is made to unveil the difference between the original
Pashtun and the Colonial Pathan by utilizing the theory of Orientalism
given by Edward Said. Moreover, it is also argued that the true identity
of Pashtuns is contradictory with the Colonial image and stereotypes
like honoring the Baloch, intimidating the Sindhis, Ruling the Punjabis,
and buying the Pashtun.
Maryam , Sadia Saeed, Rahat Shah , Qurat ul ain Jafeer. (2020) Colonial literary Sources and the Image of Pashtuns: A Historical Analysis, Journal of Asian Civilizations, Volume 43, Issue 2.
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