In the novel The Shadow Lines, post-repercussions colonialism's on society and culture are discussed, along with riots, cultural aberrations, migration and its effects, political unrest, religious conflicts, identity crises, a sense of belonging, and more. The Swadeshi movement, World War I, the partition of India, and the communal riots in Dhaka and Calcutta in 1963-1964 were all mentioned in the novel's historical backdrop. The narrative centres on a Bengali family. Ghosh illustrates the suffering and difficulties faced by people in the midst of intercommunal conflict and migration as a result of India's Bengal split through his fictional characters. This book sheds attention on the oppression that victims of oppression experience. This book sheds attention on the oppression that victims of oppression experience. The novel pretty well captures the misery they experienced. The author openly tracks postcolonial concepts throughout the book to demonstrate his interest in pre