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@article{194904,
        author = {Dr. S. J. Kala and Ms. A. Nilfar Minas},
        title = {Hyphenated Individual in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Mrs. Sen’s”},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {5937-5943},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=194904},
        abstract = {Contemporary narratives reflect the complexities of modern life through innovative forms and diverse voices. Diaspora narrative theory examines stories shaped by migration, displacement and fragmented identities. It explores how memory, belonging and cultural conflict influence the migrant experience. Together, they reveal how contemporary storytelling captures the fluid realities of global movement today. The paper critically reads Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Mrs. Sen’s” through Diasporic Narrative Theory to explore how the protagonist’s experience reflects the tensions of cultural dislocation. The story foregrounds “Mrs. Sen’s” attempts to sustain her ethnic identity through domestic practices particularly food preparation, language and communal memory which function as narrative strategies for preserving a sense of continuity amid spatial and emotional rupture. The study also highlights the gendered dimensions of diasporic displacement, revealing how isolation, limited mobility and nostalgia shape “Mrs. Sen’s” fragmented sense of self. Above all, the analysis will study how Lahiri’s story captures the subtle yet intense struggles of diasporic life and will demonstrates how narrative becomes a tool for maintaining coherence in moments of cultural disruption.},
        keywords = {Diasporic Narrative Theory, Cultural Memory, Migration, Identity, Displacement, Jhumpa Lahiri.},
        month = {March},
        }