• Anupama. R
• Jayashree G.V

Bye- Bye Blackbird, The third novel of Anita Desai, is a story mainly concerned with the varied human relationships. Dev and Adit are the two major characters representing the two streams of life. Adit, from the beginning of the novel, develops attachment to the western ways of life, especially of England; but while Dev living in England, shows his repulsion towards the ways of European life and particularly of England. Sarah, Adit’s wife stands for restores friendly relationship between East and West. Adit cares for England but Dev loves India while Sarah swings between her natural inclination and willing adoption of the foreign ways of life. The title of the novel refers Adit’s final farewell to Asian immigration in England when he leaves England for India because their background is rooted in the class society with group division by birth, and from a definite sense of social placement they are placed in an alien culture. The themes of cultural conflict, alienation, immigration and exile are common in the twentieth century literature. Anita Desai brilliantly portrayed the dilemma of uprooted individuals in this novel.

Reflection of cultural identity and Diasporic consciousness in Anita Desai’s “Bye- Bye Blackbird”.

"Reflection of cultural identity and Diasporic consciousness in Anita Desai’s “Bye- Bye Blackbird”.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.e373-e417, February-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2083.pdf

"Reflection of cultural identity and Diasporic consciousness in Anita Desai’s “Bye- Bye Blackbird”.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no. ppe373-e417, February-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2083.pdf