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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's Novels

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Abstract: Indian born novelist Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni currently resides in Houston, Texas. Her novels provide new perspectives to contemporary women’s literature. In them we have women who either live abroad or happen to be visiting India. These women are no doubt conditioned by the Indian upbringing but have risen above the traditional constraints. They are torn between old and new values. They question the nature of their lives, and their roles as mothers, wives, daughters and professionals. This awareness leads them to rethink about their own lives as women and instils in them the confidence and strength to go ahead. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni focuses on the diasporic conscious ness of Indian women caught between two opposing worlds. They find themselves in an in-between states, struggling to carve out identities of their own.
Keywords: Consciousness, diasporic, ethnic, fiancé, gender, homeland, migration, narrative, nightmare and reconciliation.
Introduction:
Fiction by Women Writers centres around problems faced by women, their position in the society and their attempts to overcome the shackles imposed upon them by the society. It also endeavours to establish their identity and assert their individuality. This is a common theme popularized by all Indian Women Writers and those who belong to the Indian Diaspora. Some diasporic Women fiction writers are Kamala Markandeya, Bharathi Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Anita Desai, Kiran Desai, Meera Sayal and Chitra

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