Reflection of Diasporic Consciousness in the Select Works of Malaysian Literature: A Study of Innate Crisis in Indian Immigrants

Abstract

Personal thoughts or ideas of real-world life sometimes do not look in nuanced manner to the readers by directly expressing it in biographical or autobiographical form, as the society is governed by existing rules. The norms of the society are governed by the class or the status of the person. Importance of being cognitive in class consciousness, matters most in this materialistic world. The selected works envision the readers about understanding the diasporic consciousness in the substantial form, as it deals with the problems of immigrants in settled land, the selected works forethought authors shrewd beauty and eye-catching gesture for the readers. Every author explains the diasporic consciousness in their own form. This paper mainly deals with war-crimes, racial discrimination, atrocities, sadomasochism, feministic perspective, vengeance, oppression, inflation, unemployment, colonialism, postcolonialism, existentialism, hybridity, cognitive behaviour, class consciousness, hegemony, commonwealth nation, socio-political conflicts, bildungsroman, dual colonist interventions(British, Japanese) and psychological disturbances. Structure of select works are linear and nonlinear in nature. The dystopian vision of the migrant land turns like a mirage after assimilating to the host land is nicely reflected in the selected works. For readers, there is no spoiler in between works, spilled beans and spine-chilling revelation occurs in the works. Overall, the study provides insights into the diasporic consciousness and its certain limitations and emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding of the Indian immigrants experiences in Malaysia.