PORTRAYAL OF DIASPORIC IDENTITIES: CHANCES AND CHALLENGES

Authors

  • Ayesha Malik Department of Linguistics the University of Haripur, Haripur Pakistan
  • Abdul Latif Albaz Department of Linguistics the University of Haripur, Haripur Pakistan
  • Azka Iqbal Department of Linguistics the University of Haripur, Haripur Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i04.1271

Abstract

The practice of migration does not run smooth rather it brings along a number of crucial factors. Among them the identity is fundamental one which brings huge change in diasporic community. Diasporic community meet both; the great opportunities as well challenges. On one hand side, migration results in improved version of life, freedom of expression and great cultural exchange while on the other hand it leads to crisis of identity and homesickness. The present study discusses the portrayal of diasporic identities in the context of South Asian diasporic community with reference to novels such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and The Lowland along theorists. The study concludes that migrants experience both; chances and challenges in the course of migration.

Keywords: Migrants, diasporic, literature, identity, chances, challenges.

Author Biographies

  • Ayesha Malik, Department of Linguistics the University of Haripur, Haripur Pakistan

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  • Abdul Latif Albaz, Department of Linguistics the University of Haripur, Haripur Pakistan

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  • Azka Iqbal, Department of Linguistics the University of Haripur, Haripur Pakistan

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Additional Files

Published

2022-03-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 04 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“PORTRAYAL OF DIASPORIC IDENTITIES: CHANCES AND CHALLENGES”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 04, pp. 1151–1155, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i04.1271.