Burdensome Borders: a Diasporic Study of the Novel Memories of Rain by Sunetra Gupta

Author(s)	Priya Sharma
Country	India
Abstract	It becomes a burden for an individual to leave the land of his birth behind and move to the unknown lands. This element of ‘unknown’ creates a sense of fear for the new lands and a longing nostalgia for the land which is left behind. Diasporic studies have created a special niche for themselves in the field of English Literature. It focuses on the experiences of People living in diaspora as mentioned in the literature. It showcases the pain and elements of loss, alienation, memory, fluid identity, an undaunting feeling of otherness and many more factors which differentiate them from the native people of the host land. This research paper focuses on the pain and loss of a diasporic character Moni as represented in the novel Memories of Rain by Sunetra Gupta. Moni is the protagonist of the novel, who is represented as an icon for individuals in Diaspora, her pain and misery of being away from the homeland presents mental makeup of diasporic communities.
Keywords	Burden, Nostalgia, Diaspora, Memory, Loss, Pain, Host land
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-09-20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6547
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gssfpm

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