• Ekta Laddha
• Prof. Pulin Bhatt

Diaspora is a convergence of diversified culture. There is cultural belongingness to the scattered population. Since time immemorial, people have dislocated themselves in search of better opportunities. They imbibe values from their motherland and assimilate in the periphery of their dwelling. Their mind gets bifurcated which they have to inter fuse. In the beginning, lot of hindrances occur in their path but ultimately they leave an impact on the surrounding. While shifting from one place to another, not only food habits, clothes, living style, language undergoes a transformation, but a complete behavioral transition takes place. This Hybridity, multiculturalism creates a new path of change. On the other hand, it leads to alienation, rootlessness and homesickness. A nostalgia always exist, as to 'Where do they actually belong?'. Despite the blending of both cultures, they feel aloof. Their Hybridity becomes a part of their existence. They synthesize best of both cultures and thus create linguistic, sociological, psychological, historical evolution. Their affinity clings them to ground reality. While this transfusion takes place, the next generation provides new dimensions and scope widens. The struggle of rootlessness and anxiety keeps shifting its pace. As time passes, there is a balanced perspective of life, a negotiation between tradition and modernity comes into cognizance which seems to be the most favorable option for community. The term ethnic and ethnicity have their roots in the Greek word eth nos which describes a community of common descent. Ethnic criteria include shared historical experiences and memories, myths of common culture and a link with a historic territory or a homeland. The sociocultural upbringing doesn't allow them to settle completely. Conflicts arise due to differences. There is always a craving to go back but due to lack of opportunities and resources, they have to settle and grasp the ongoing circumstances. Whether you live in any part of the world, childhood, teenage memories keep following in core of heart. At the physical part, you may be anywhere but psyche keeps haunting. Various examples are there in which the immigrants have to face multiple challenges as a result of which they have to follow laws of land. The proposed paper aims to find how Diaspora is depicted in literature in context of Indian American scenario in the light of Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. The paper seeks to answer the question: How immigrants faced isolation in terms of identity and conflicts in terms of ethnicity? It is hoped that this study will inform readers about the cultural gap between Indian and American Culture as well as the Hybridity with passage of time.

Cultural Belongingness, Behavioral Transition, Alienation, Ethnic Criteria, Sociocultural Upbringing, Diasporic Literature.

"A Diasporic Study of Isolated Identities in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.e404-e413, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108537.pdf

"A Diasporic Study of Isolated Identities in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppe404-e413, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108537.pdf