Abstract: Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian born American writer. She raises her voice for the rights of migrated Indian women and highlights their sufferings faced in abroad. The main aim of present paper is to depict the effect of displacement on Indian women and how much they feel alienated outside their native country and how they face identity crisis.. The picture that emerges from the study of the Desirable Daughters is not only those of women being alienated and depressed due to the circumstances but also those of women coming out as bold character to overcome the challenges those come in their lives. The present paper throws light on social and cultural issues through the mouth of protagonist who gets success in bringing about social and cultural change by presenting her condition in society. Displacement not only leads to separation but it also leads to alienation and rebirth in a new country, new culture, new society and new adjustments in an alien land. The protagonists of the novel look back to her native country with pain and nostalgia but after all these sufferings they are not ready to look back.
Keywords: Migration, Displacement, Alienation, Nostalgia, Identity.
Title: Search for Identity in A New World: A Diaspora Study of Bharati Mukherjee’ Desirable Daughters
Author: Syeda Saba Batool
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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