M. S. Veena Dr. P.V. Ramanathan Assistant Professor, Department of English Professor, N.S.S. College, Rajakumari, Idukki, Kerala; Department of English Research Scholar, Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala, India Kollam, Kerala, India Orientalism is a much discussed and debated term in postcolonial studies. It has acquired many shades of meaning through centuries. Starting off as…