... India and Pakistan and they were all granted independence and became Dominions too. When the Second World War ended in 1945, it was quickly recognised that the reconstruction of the British economy required a large influx of immigrant labour. From the Indian subcontinent, the majority of immigrants arrived in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s. They included Hindus from the Gujarat region of western India, Sikhs from the eastern Punjab region, and Muslims both from the west part of Pakistan and from East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh in 1972. Turning our attention to the writer, as an Anglo-Pakistani and second generation immigrant , Kureishi's works tend to be semi-autobiographical, dealing with the complex issues of trans-cultural identity in Britain. Kureishi's work often deals with the darker aspects of human nature and the unseen struggles of those living on the fringes of society. My Beautiful Laundrette is no exception to ...

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