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The discourse of globalisation can give the impression that it generates and advocates equality for all; however, globalisation powerfully stresses differences at all levels: social, cultural, and also linguistic. To be a member of a multilimgual society means that translation, as negotiation between the asymmetrical relationship between languages, is a necessary part of the daily chain of communication. The centrality of translation in India is a matter of fact, and plurilingual writers creating either in the language of the ex-coloniser or in the regional languages are challenging and redifining many accepted notions in translation theory. The purpose of this paper is to show how Indian narrative written in English is an echo of multilingualism and interculturality in fiction, without forgetting that the use of English as a literary language is part of a complex and open national debate. India is linguistically fragmented and translation becomes the main daily communicative medium.