The Land of Memory: Tracing Diasporic Nostalgia in Keki N. Daruwalla's Migrations

AbstractMigration and Diasporic Literature being one among the crucialelements seen in the niche of Indian English Literature, the conceptsmake a major concern not just on the literary arena, but also on thecultural side as well. Partition of familial, geographical and emotionallyoriented relationships and bonds among the displaced people hence, aremajor concerns in the contemporary scope of Cultural Studies. Theadaptation of such migratory and diasporic concepts puts light on thesegments of Individuality being lost in terms of the linguistic, cultural,sociopolitical identities and identification of oneself among the societaljurisdictions. The paper aims to consider the aspect of migration thatdetermines the diasporic nostalgia among people and how the partitionaffects the people’s unity in terms of the language in Bangladesh. In thislight, the paper examines the poem “Migration” by Keki N Daruwallaunder the core aspect of Migration. As people who are migrated fromone country to another in the world, the paper also focuses on theconcept of partition and it's effects among the people. Thus, by corelatingvarious instances from the poem by Keki N Daruwalla theresearch substantiates the aftermath of partition and how the family gotseparated because of that. The Paper thus focuses on the aspects ofphysical and emotional transmissions of human minds, amidst the natureof adapting to the world of diverse cultures.