Tracing Cultural Morphing and Diasporic Identical Apprehensions: Post-Partitioned  (1947) Contextual Ideologies in Liquid Modern Era

Hassan Bin Zubair; Dr. Nighat Ahmed

doi:10.46662/jass-vol7-iss2-2020(150-161)

Hassan Bin Zubair National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
Dr. Nighat Ahmed National university of Modern Languages, Islamabad

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46662/jass-vol7-iss2-2020(150-161)

Keywords: Post-Partition, Diaspora, Culture, History, Identity, Immigrants

Abstract

This research explores the diasporic experiences of South Asian immigrants and cultural ambivalence in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss (2006). It highlights the conditions when East Pakistan had to adjust to an altogether new environment separated from their original culture after the Partition of this subcontinent in the year 1947. It reveals that the same historical, ideological, and thematic properties have been coming through generations and diasporic writers select these themes as their major subject of discussion. This research explores the varied nuances of family relationships in the writings of recent diaspora writers like Desai. The surge of globalization has washed away solitary identities. Theories presented by Homi K. Bhabha and Stuart Hall help this study in finding the answers of the proposed research question. This research provides a chance to understand the impact of Post-Partitioned (1947) ideologies behind the theme selection in the writings of diasporic Anglophone writers.