TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sireesha,Telugu
TI  - Indian literatures in diaspora
SN  - 9781032015408
U1  - 891.409 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Indic literature
KW  - Foreign countries
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Emigration and immigration in literature
KW  - East Indian diaspora in literature
KW  - Identity (Psychology) in literature
KW  - Indic literature (English)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "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"--
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