Discovering the yearning of nationhood in Amitav Ghosh”s novel The Shadow Lines

In modern world national identity becomes one of the most significant issues which creates big impact on people's life.In the past the migration of people from one country to another was forcible but now people tend to leave their motherland willingly to ensure a better life.The impact on human life is almost similar irrespective of the nature and cause of migration.But it is noted that any sort of movement from 'home' and new settlement on another place may disrupt the idea of culture and nationhood as well .People faces identity crisis while they adopt any new national identity.As such in their diasporic life people always face such issue that problematize their identity ,nation and nationhood .The research focuses on how building up nationhood among the people is a problematic issue in diasporic situation by describing the characters of Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines .The paper also lights on how Amitav Ghosh's characters reveal the confusing relationship regarding race and nationality.