Postcolonial Indian literature is characterized by the use of Indian languages as a means of resistance against colonial power. English is often used as a secondary language, or as a means of communication with the outside world.

Postcolonial Indian literature explores a wide range of themes, including the search for a national identity, the conflict between tradition and modernity, and the experience of displacement and exile.

Postcolonial Indian literature makes use of a wide range of literary devices, including myth and allegory, symbolism and metaphor, and irony and satire.

R.K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand, and Raja Rao are all prominent postcolonial Indian writers.

The Guide, Untouchable, and Kanthapura are all prominent postcolonial Indian novels.

The Lottery Ticket, The Barber's Tale, and The Postmaster are all prominent postcolonial Indian short stories.

The Song of the Road, The Village, and The Waste Land are all prominent postcolonial Indian poems.

Girish Karnad, Vijay Tendulkar, and Badal Sircar are all prominent postcolonial Indian playwrights.

Pather Panchali, Aparajito, and The Apu Trilogy are all prominent postcolonial Indian films.

M.F. Husain, Amrita Sher-Gil, and Rabindranath Tagore are all prominent postcolonial Indian artists.

Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Bismillah Khan are all prominent postcolonial Indian musicians.

Birju Maharaj, Pandit Birju Maharaj, and Kathakali are all prominent postcolonial Indian dancers.

Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, and Raj Rewal are all prominent postcolonial Indian architects.

C.V. Raman, Homi J. Bhabha, and Vikram Sarabhai are all prominent postcolonial Indian scientists.

Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel are all prominent postcolonial Indian political leaders.