Reflection of Diasporic Consciousness in Sunil Nair’s When All the Lights Are Stripped Away: A Thematic Study

Abstract

The select work of Sunil Nair’s novel When All The Lights Are Stripped Away envision readers about understanding the diasporic consciousness in the substantial form, as it deals with the problems of immigrants in settled land, the select work forethought authors shrewd beauty and eye-catching gesture for the readers. The author explains the diasporic consciousness in his own form. This paper mainly deals with the themes like war-crimes, racial discrimination, atrocities, vengeance, oppression, inflation, unemployment, colonialism, postcolonialism, existentialism, hybridity, cognitive behaviour, class consciousness, political-hegemony, commonwealth nation, socio-political conflicts, bildungsroman, dual colonist interventions and psychological disturbances. Structure of select work is nonlinear in nature. The dystopian vision of the home land turns like a mirage after assimilating to the host land is nicely reflected in this novel. For readers, there is no spoiler in between the work. Overall, the study provides insights into the diasporic consciousness and its certain limitations and emphasising the need for a nuanced understanding of the Indian immigrants experiences in Malaysia.