Abstract

       This paper depicts an analysis of Ice-Candy-man in the light of New Historicism. Bapsi Sidhwa's novel Ice Candy Man as a revolutionary counter-narrative to prevailing depictions of India's 1947 split. This study discusses how Sidhwa's novel challenges Eurocentric and colonial concepts by elevating the voices of people who are marginalized. Bapsi Sidwa’s novel ice candy man which describes a historical event of 1947. The partition of India and Pakistan is an act of Political construction which support the Pakistani version of the event. The political and social upheaval generated by independent and partition include religious intolerance that lead to mass violence on the both side.  It is an account of the turmoil faced by the inhabitants of Lahore in Punjab on Indo-Pak border during the period of partition. Lenny is a Muslim girl trying to save Ayah a Hindu girl from the multi- ethnic groups. Ayah seeks refuge from the Muslims in Lanny house. It exposes that how a Hindu girl saved by Muslims. At the time of partition there are various conflict between two cults Hindu and Muslims. On both side innocent people are killed and a lot of problems was being faced by the people. According to New Historicism, the two-fold interpretation of novel has been conducted the writers point of view along with the cultural context of the work is kept consideration as well as the cultural background of the critics is also born in the mind so that the multiple meanings can be understood.