Author(s): Dr. C. Sankar Goud, M. Aparna

Abstract: Diaspora literature occupies a central position in postcolonial studies because it explores the emotional, cultural, and political experiences of displacement, migration, and identity formation. Postcolonial narratives frequently portray diasporic subjects negotiating between homeland and hostland while attempting to preserve cultural memory and construct a sense of belonging. This article examines how memory functions as a bridge between past and present and how belonging becomes a contested and evolving experience in diasporic communities. Through the works of writers such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman Rushdie, Bharati Mukherjee, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the article analyses themes of nostalgia, hybridity, exile, cultural fragmentation, and transnational identity. The study argues that postcolonial diasporic narratives challenge fixed notions of identity and redefine home as a fluid and multidimensional concept shaped by memory, history, and cultural negotiation.

Keywords: Displacement, Migration, and Identity, Diaspora, Nostalgia.

Article Info: Received: 29 Apr 2026; Received in revised form: 25 May 2026; Accepted: 30 May 2026; Available online: 03 Jun 2026

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.113.47