DIASPORIC CONSCIOUSNESS IN BHARTI MUKHERJEE’S JASMINE AND THE HOLDER OF THE WORLD

Author Name: Dr. Seema Sharma

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: INDIA

DOI NO.: 08.2020-65634381, DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-65634381/

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor (English), Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner Rajasthan, India      E-Mail ID: drseema08@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Bharati Mukherjee, an Indian American writer has acquired a strong place among the diasporic writers through her writings. Her writings cover a vast canvas of diaspora issues such as dislocation, fragmentation, nostalgia for home, marginalization, racial hatred, cultural and gender hatred, racial conflicts, identity crisis, generation differences, transformation of subjectivities, emergence of new patterns of life with cross-cultural interaction and disintegration of family units etc. All her works reveal beautifully woven narratives in which her protagonist makes them bold and assertive to face any kind of situation in the new land. The present paper is an attempt to delve deep into the issue of migration and to present the pain, problems and trauma faced by the immigrants and will present the elements of diasporic consciousness in Bharti Mukherjee’s work Jasmine and The Holder of the World.

Key words: Migration, Trauma, Immigrants, Diasporic Consciousness, Transformation