Which of the following statements about writers of the Indian diaspora are correct?
- A. Bharati Mukherjee's novels present a split diasporic subject.
- B. Rohinton Mistry belongs to the Parsi community, which left Persia to escape persecution.
- C. Sujata Bhatt recalls home through nostalgic memory and longing.
- D. Farrukh Dhondy's fiction connects Delhi and New York.
- E. G. S. Sharat Chandra's poem wishes for death in India.
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Correct answer: B. A, B and C only
Explanation
Mukherjee's Jasmine and Wife dramatise the divided self, Mistry writes of Bombay Parsis, and Bhatt's poems (Brunizem) return to Gujarati memory. Dhondy writes of London and Bombay.
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