revisiting home in jhumpa lahiri`s interpreter of maladies: diaspora criticism

this paper examines the concept of home in jhumpa lahiri`s selected short stories in interpreter of maladies. interpreter of maladies indicates interpreting of emotional pain and affliction. each story interprets the character` s sufferings and struggles. lahiri mostly narrates the story of indian immigrants set in the united states and england. this collection encompasses nine stories out of which three are opted: “when mr. pirzada came to dine”, “mrs. sen”, and “the third and last continent”. these stories are set in the united states or england where all the migrant characters deal with homesickness and therefore a desire to return back to where they belong. moreover, the characters are navigating between inherited traditions and baffling and alienating new world; they suffer a loss of homeland and the anguish of return.