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The conflict between the colonizer and the colonized is one of the most important themes discussed in Ruskin Bond's A Flight of Pigeons. This paper shall try to discuss the concept of conflict between the colonizer and the colonized from a different point of view. It will also highlight the 1857 rebellion in the northern and central parts of India. This Indian uprising was considered as the first war to gain freedom and independence. The purpose of this research paper is to study the conflict between the colonizer and the colonized during the British colonization period of India. The identity issue is associated with the colonized in the colonial system as a victim. However, when analyzing the literary work, this research paper will show that both the colonizers and the colonized are victims facing a similar problem of struggle in order to regain their identity. As soon as the colonizers arrive in India, they experience a quick shift of identity. They change from being average into being masters, and become superior to the colonized. However, they have to face the same identity problem. They have to struggle for their identity exactly like the colonized.