Abstract
The essay discusses notions of nationality, diaspora and exile as applied to contemporary Indian writers, especially in a world characterized by economic liberalism, wide migration, and easy international travel, transportation and communication. After arguing that there are special reasons why writers are concerned with the past, it mentions a range of views from authors who dislike being categorized by origin to those who regard social change and new abodes within India as forms of diasporas. Recent volumes by a number of poets are examined to show some of the ways in which age, generation, and other personal circumstances can influence whether or not and why a writer feels part of a diaspora. While American‐led economic and social liberalism is now a dominant force of globalization and change, both recent and ancient history is filled with the diasporas of peoples, including writers.
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