An Overview of Feminism in Diaspora Literature: A Critical Study
Keywords:
Feminism, Diaspora, Nostalgia, Indian Writing in EnglishAbstract
The literature of the diaspora is literature written by migrant groups expressing their suffering caused by displacement, loss of material possessions and social structures such as nation, ethnicity, race, culture and religion. Many of these people will feel emotions of alienation, nostalgia, loss, and emptiness when they travel. It is as if the Diasporas have a nagging feeling of missing a group connection. They develop longterm symptoms such as loss of identity, culture shock, stress and so on. In the Indian Diaspora, there are three evident types based on social class, occupation, and household characteristics. The strength of Indian diaspora in all the continents is estimated at approximately 35 million, which extend throughout the world. Indian ethnic Indians are divided into different parts of the world, and they have diverse groups, many of whom speak other languages, and many of whom have different occupations, but what binds them together is their Indian heritage and their huge patriotism toward India. The present research aims to study the reflection feminism in Diaspora literature of Indian writers.
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