Depiction of Human Relationship in the Novels of South Asian Diaspora A Study of Selected Women Novelists

Abstract

Man is a social animal, so relationships among human beings are essential to lead their lives. Human relations are considered as foundation for the existence and survival of human beings. As we are in 21st century, there has been considerable change in human relationships. In the research, the researcher has selected the South Asian Diasporic Women Novelists like Monica Ali, Chandani Lokuge, Amulya Malladi, and Bharti Kirchner who have reflected the role, liberty and changing human relationships in their women characters in the host and the native countries. They also reflect what factors are responsible for changing their relationships. They delineate the attitude of the first generation, the second generation and the third generation diasporic women. newlineIn diasporic atmosphere, due to dislocation, alienation, acculturation, the South Asian diasporic women negotiate their identities with host countries, facing the challenges of western culture, diasporic mimicry, the menace of stereotypes and gender roles. This sense of alienation and loneliness in a completely new atmosphere and culture invigorates and brings out the inner feelings of deep pain, agony, frustration and disillusionment on their psyche. This agonized psyche is responsible for the loss of identity and struggle for the search for identity to have new relationships in the new countries. South Asian Diasporic Women Novelists also display the breaking of Indigenous culture and attitude among diasporic women and how they are influenced by western culture, specifically the second and the third generation women. In the selected novels the researcher explored, how human relationship has been degrading among diasporic women in the last and the present century. Once it was adored and respected by South Asian societies. In their relationships, they have pre-marital and extra-marital relationships. Conjugal relationship has also been found in a few characters. The bonding of sisterhood, brother-sister relationship and filial relationship is also found the Asian D