Volume IV Special Issue VI August 2024

Name of Author : Dr. Sakshi Jain

Title of the paper : Diaspora and Identity Crisis in the selected novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Abstract: Diasporic literature is a contested topic which has commanded growing interest in literary studies. Diasporas are defined as people who have left their homes to settle in strange countries. As migrants they seek refuge and protection while projecting their culture and communicating positively to the host culture. This paper examines the term diaspora, with respect to identity and the postcolonial discomforts of the marginalized, sense of alienation, cultural, social, and personal. Diaspora is a journey towards self-realization, self-recognition, self-knowledge and self-definition. In postcolonial society the rediscovery of identity is often the object of passionate research. According to Joss Elson 1987, Identity can be considered as a means to preserving the continuity of the self, linking the past, and the present. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni interprets her diaspora experiences through her writings. The present paper focuses on the struggles and the repercussions experienced by the dislocated people.

Keywords : Diaspora, Cultural Alienation, Identity Crisis, Marginalized, Diversity

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Page Number : 32-34