Connection between history and fiction in the Ibis trilogy by Amitav Ghosh

This thesis investigated the relationship between history and fiction in Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy, examining how Ghosh reimagines and reconstructs historical events through the perspective of personal and collective experiences. By combining historical facts with fictional storylines, Ghosh not only provides a more full picture of colonialism, but also challenges conventional narratives that frequently privilege imperial viewpoints above the oppressed's daily reality. The research highlighted how fiction may serve as a correction to the omissions, distortions, and silences found in traditional history by delving deeply into the trilogy's important events, characters, and ideas. Ghosh's story reconstructs the socioeconomic and cultural consequences of the British colonial system, with a special emphasis on the opium trade and forced migrations of indentured labourers. The trilogy vividly depicts the worldwide networks of commerce and exploitation that defined the nineteenth century, focusing on the lives of disadvantaged people like Deeti, Neel Rattan Halder, and Bahram Modi.