Consciously of a Multiple Outsider: Studying the Indian Diasporic Identity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies with Reference to Two Short Stories

Name of Author : Manisha Bhattacharyar

Abstract: According to Amitava Ghosh, “the Indian Diaspora is one of the most important demographic dislocations of modern times and each day is growing and assuming the form of representative, significant force in global culture” (Ghosh 243). Diaspora is a form of hybridity which is subversive, it resists the cultural authoritarianism. Ahmad Aziz ( In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures) said: “one of the most important aspects of Diaspora writing is that it forces, interrogates and challenges authoritative voice of history. The writers of Diaspora have a global paradigm shift, since the challenges of Postmodernism address the narratives of power relations that silence the voices of dispossessed” (Aziz 54). Diaspora shows us how these marginalized voices have gained ascendance.

Keywords : Indian Diaspora is one of the most important demographic dislocations

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