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Amitav Ghos's Novels Portraying Diasporic Awareness
Dr Naveen Kumar Singh
Abstract:
Amitav Ghosh was born in 1956 and grew up in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. His upbringing in different cultural and climatic situations and surroundings has led to the broadening of his outlook and perception regarding different peoples of the world. Cosmopolitan ethos of the city of Calcutta which happens to be his birth place further added his broad vision of the countries. Negation of the concept of boundary lines and unflinching faith in the basic goodness of man bring out the fascinating literary quality of Amitav Ghosh, particularly in the age of fragmentation in which there is a growing trend of searching out truth and reality in a sectarian and biased manner. Due to his holistic approach to life and its various problems, he has been able to carve a niche of glory for himself while lecturing at various universities across the world. He is