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This paper explores the use of magical realism as a narrative device in postcolonial literature, with a focus on Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children. It examines how Rushdie blends the real with the fantastical and magical to critique about colonial legacies, reconstruct fragmented identities, and provide a multi-layered historical perspective. Drawing from postcolonial theories by Homi Bhabha and Edward Said, this research highlights how Rushdie's novel challenges dominant historical narratives and constructs a hybridized sense of self. Through the protagonist Saleem Sinai, Midnight's Children presents an allegorical exploration of India's post-independence struggles, portraying the nation's political and cultural complexities. The paper argues that magical realism in postcolonial literature functions not only as an artistic technique but also as a means of resistance, memory preservation, and identity negotiation in the aftermath of colonialism and partition.