Cosmopolitan Identity and Globalization in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss

Abstract

T V At this time of accelerating globalization, cosmopolitanism, and migration, the production of Indian English Literature reflects the expansion of these phenomena impact authors and literary texts. This dissertation, therefore, attempts to address Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss, an award-winning novel. It deals with post-colonial issues, the spread of western culture, and the demise of local identity. Thus, the primary aim of this study is to demonstrate the enormous impact of globalization and cosmopolitan identities on the novel's main characters (the Judge, Jemubhai, his granddaughter Sai, the Cook's son, Biju, and the two sisters, Lola and Noni). This study aims to analyze Desai's work in the light of cultural and post-colonial theories to accomplish this objective. The first chapter is devoted to the socio-historical context and theoretical framework. The second chapter investigates how widely cosmopolitan identities associated with globalization, mobility, and diaspora appear in the novel.