Nation and Imagined Homelands the Exploration of Women S Diasporic Identity in Selected Novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Abstract

The study titled Nation and Imagined Homelands : The Exploration of Women s newlineDiasporic Identity in Selected Novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , focuses on an newlineexploration of women s diasporic identity in selected diasporic narratives of Chitra newlineBanerjee Divakaruni. newlineDiasporic literature is a significant arena of study. It deals with the challenges newlinefaced by the immigrants such as, cultural clashes, identity issues, the sense loss and newlinenostalgia, etc. The motifs of diasporic writings are dislocation, homelessness, newlinerootlessness and escape. The diasporic narratives chronicle grief and joys, aspirations newlineand helplessness of the immigrants. newlineChitra Banerjee Divakaruni belongs to the group of Indian immigrant writers newlineemerged on the literary scene with a postcolonial diasporic identity. Her position as a newlineSouth Asian writer in English is distinct and well-established. She is a writer of newlinemultiple genres. Her diasporic narratives reflect the issues of the immigrant women newlinewith a feminist perspective and an autobiographical touch. newline