Such A Long Journey contemplates the consequences of the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 which led to so many national and international issues along with the birth and the creation of a new and independent country Bangladesh. The year 1971 proved to be very fatal in the history of India as it faced simultaneous wars with Pakistan and China. The wars had drastic and life-threatening consequences on the lives of Indians particularly poor and middle class people. The novel Such a Long Journey is a historical record of the happenings in a small middle-class Indian Parsi family. The novel is a realistic attempt to unearth the socio-political and economic influences on a middle class family that was already in pressure of being a minority class in Indian society. The minorities in any country remain burdened and threatened under the dominance of majority which have far-reaching influence on their day-today life. The minorities are the soft-targets of exploitation by the dominants and during violent periods the oppression aggravates. Such a Long Journey endeavors to represent the life of a Parsi family during the violent and volatile era of war.

Keywords: Life-Threatening Consequences, Economic Influences, Middle Class Family, Minorities.