Shrutimita Mehta

• The NorthCap University

“Before We Visit the Goddess” by Chitra Divakaruni is a culmination of multidimensional aspects of identity, including social, cultural, gendered, and psychological. The novel examines the cultural and sociological aspects of Indian estrangement and exile. The novel depicts the involvement of the migratory and the host in a cultural encounter that...

Belongingness is a substantial and indispensable facet that helps in the development of an individual. The foremost need to belong entails that human being possesses an innate drive for a minimum number of lasting interpersonal relationships. This relationship generates a sense of security, care, and affection which is based on shared beliefs an...