• Aarti

The diasporic literatures of the twenty-first century are continuously enriched by the concerns of diaspora, transnationalism, multiculturalism, and identity crises in the age of globalisation. In the field of international migration, evolving topographies, cultural exchange, heterogeneity, and fluid identities come together to build a complex framework. Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh, V. S. Naipaul, Kiran Desai, Bharti Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and many more frequently address diasporic issues in their literature. Jhumpa Lahiri is a prominent figure of the Indian diaspora in America. She raises the subject of how immigration and expatriation affect the difficulties of living when weighed against diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural origins. Her debut novel, The Namesake, focuses on the lives of Asians and Indians who have immigrated to other countries. Her writing inform us of the challenges that first- and second-generation Indian immigrants to America face in adjusting to their new country. Her art beautifully highlights the conflict between preserving family tradition and believing in individual independence, as well as the understanding that one is an outsider even though one was born there. Normally, diaspora fiction dwells on issues of alienation, loneliness, dejection, homelessness, nostalgia, resistance, assertion, and the quest for identity.

Diaspora, nostalgia, immigration, culture, identity crisis.

"Dual Identity Crisis in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no.c357-c362, January-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301245.pdf

"Dual Identity Crisis in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 1, page no. ppc357-c362, January-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2301245.pdf