Diasporic Consciousness: A Comparative Study of Jhumpa Lahiri and Kiran Desai

Because it encompasses the concept of external existence, sense of loss, consciousness of outsider, desire to family, burden of exile, deprivation and resettlement. There is no straight line in immigrant life. They have lived through their centuries of history in their lives, and had several lives and roles. They experienced a sense of leaving their house in the host country. They tried to adapt to culture, but they stayed around and were seen as others.

The name of Jhumpa Lahiri in The Namesake shows assimilation as a second generation of Gogol's American immigrants, facing assimilation that Gogol will become an American. In the whole novel, Gogol is suffering from his name. From kindergarten to university, Gogol asked why he was called Nikhil when he was a child, and why he was called Gogol while at university. Gogol has a Russian name, often asking his name and encountering problems with people around.

Immigrants immigrating to the United States are facing imminent problems of integration into American culture. Many people involved in overseas situation believe that social norms that adapt to the new environment are the roots of betraying their legacy and all existing traditions. The novel by Jhumpa Lahiri The Namesake stands out this fight through the eyes of the Ganguli family. The novel finally shows us that people can belong to both cultures, in this case to Indian and American culture at the same time. Many scholars believe that the hero's gogol must belong to a certain culture. Heinze's "Diasporic Coat?" Shows that Gogol changed his name and attached his "coat" to show that he changed his identity in various relationships and social occasions .

Later work has diaspora such as Jhumpa Lahiri and Kiran Desai, both of which have won the Booker Award. Recently, several young artists represented India through the eyes of students studying at several elite institutions, and took a story about youth related to the city, centering on scholars, interpersonal relationships, and career I handle it. The most prominent of these is that Chetan Bhagat's five points brought a lot of reputation to the IIT Delhi culture over its noble academic position.