Explore a revolutionary new perspective on world literature. This study argues that peripheral internationalism, not metropolitan Western dominance, defined global literary movements. Discover how writers from India and South Asia—including Tagore, Mahasweta Devi, and Arundhati Roy—championed subaltern struggles and humanist internationalism against cultural nationalism. Connecting Bengali texts to global currents from Latin America to China, it’s essential for students, scholars, and readers passionate about Indian literary history and postcolonial studies. Uncover a new centre of literary power, driven by insurgent imaginations.