01977cam a22002058i 4500020001800000082001800018245006500036260003300101300001900134504005100153520123400204546001201438650006401450650004501514650004601559650004001605650004101645650005501686700003001741  a978103201540800a891.409bIND-00aIndian literatures in diaspora /cedited by Sireesha Telugu.  aNew York:bRoutledge,c2022.  axi,166p.e24cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"This book analyses diasporic literatures written in Indian languages written by authors living outside their homeland and contextualizes the understanding of migration and migrant identities. Examining diasporic literature produced in Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Indian Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Marathi, and Tamil, the book argues that writers in the diaspora who choose to write in their vernacular languages attempt to retain their native language, for they believe that the loss of the language would lead to the loss of their culture. The author answers seminal questions including: How are these writers different from mainstream Indian writers who write in English? Themes and issues that could be compared to or contrasted with the diasporic literatures written in English are also explored. The book offers a significant examination of the nature and dynamics of the multilingual Indian society and culture, and its global readership. It is the first book on Indian diasporic literature in Indian and transnational languages, and a pioneering contribution to the field. The book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian Studies, South Asian literature, Asian literature, diaspora and literary studies"--  aEnglish 0aIndic literaturezForeign countriesxHistory and criticism. 0aIndic literaturexHistory and criticism. 0aEmigration and immigration in literature. 0aEast Indian diaspora in literature. 0aIdentity (Psychology) in literature. 0aIndic literature (English)xHistory and criticism.1 aSireesha, Telugueeditor.