Immigration Experience the Study of Jhumpa Lahiri’s Novel – Namesake

Abstract

The Namesake’ is Jhumpa Lahiri’s first novel. The novel describes the struggles hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they know. One can note diasporic elements in the novel. Diaspora is originally a greek term of which means “a scattering or sowing of seeds.” The word diaspora has gained universal currency. According to oxford Advanced learner’s dictionary. The today’s term diaspora is generally used for the depression of people from their original homeland (or emigrated ethical group) typically having a minority status in the host country land at least keeping their ethical identity. The novel manages to highlight the confusion, the homesickness and loneliness of the first generation Indians in a foreign country.