ALTERED ROUTES: A JOURNEY FROM FIRST GENERATION TO SECOND GENERATION
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v7.i2s.2026.7314Keywords:
Indian Diaspora Writers, First Generation Migrants, Second Generation Migrants, Identity Articulation, ImmigrantsAbstract [English]
This article deals with a thematic analysis of the works of the first and second-generation women writers in the Indian diaspora. It will examine how the first generation tries to hold on to their roots and the sense of being Indian and how the second generation tries to articulate their identities as not being Indian while adhering to the host country and their culture. It will examine the differences between the first and second-generation migrants in the specific works of the notable diasporic writers. It will also bring into focus the varied styles of writing noticed in the writings of the first generation and the second generation writers respectively. The essential rationale of this article is to look into the process of identity articulation of the migrants and how the cultural and social changes are also observed in their lives after migration. The study has been done by referring to the primary sources including the short stories of eminent writers and the secondary sources that are critical studies on the works of the same.
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