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The present research paper aims at analyzing Bapsi Sidhwa's Ice-Candy-Man and Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines with reference to Decolonization. In the arena of Post-Colonial Studies, the article looks at Anti-Colonial theory as a counter-narrative. The paper illustrates how the selected texts interrogate the very notion of colonialism, develop consciousness among marginalized and subjugated individuals, and empower them to take radical actions in order to define their identities and resist colonial atrocities. Ice-Candy-Man, Bapsi Sidhwa's third and widely quoted novel is one of the most powerful narratives of recent time. The Shadow Line is a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel by Amitav Ghosh. It is a book that grabs the perspective of time and events, the lines that connect and divide individuals. The paper shall attempt to compare and evaluate the effects of colonialism and how those individuals tried to overcome imposed national identity interpellation through global cosmopolitan outreach.