Journal for Re Attach Therapy and Developmental Diversities eISSN: 2589-7799 2023 December; 6(10s(2)): 276-281 2076 https://jrtdd.com Reconstructing Home In Ethno-Religious Conflict Of Diaspora: A Study Of Nadeem Aslam’s Maps For Lost Lovers Dr. Shrabanti Kundu 1* , Dr. Dhiraj Saha 2 1* Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies, P P Savani University, Surat, Gujarat 2 Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies, P P Savani University, Surat, Gujarat Abstract: Migration leaves certain consequences, like the coalition between the homeland tradition and the social structure of the hostland where migrants try to maintain their homely associations in the newly settled place, which is dynamic with time and generations. The formation of diaspora community, thus, in some point shows the adaptability of the migrants in the new land. Even journeying to some other place provides a space to the individual where one can have a choice of the way of living which is somewhat indiscernible in a religiously rigid society. Religion in this process becomes an intricate part of the migrants especially for people of South-Asian Muslim descent. As religious beliefs and practices form an essential link between migrant and his place of origin and acts as the backbone of the community, integration is often perceived as a process of conversion or to negotiate with one’s own cultural values. The present study tries to explore the conflict of religious belief system and the concept of home for migrants with reference to the novel written by Nadeem Aslam, Maps for Lost Lovers. Aslam’s novel dramatizes ethno-religious conflict of Pakistani migrant community living in England. The tight knot of the community creates a boundary between the host and home culture where each and every extraneous element is either equated to strangeness or the alien. Even home signifies a different concept for each individual in the text. While some characters presented in this novel are very conscious about their home, culture and religious practices, some are trying to cross the religious orthodox belief system. Keywords: Migration, Home, Religion, Conflict, Identity. Reconstructing Home in Ethno-religious Conflict of Diaspora: A Study of Nadeem Aslam’s Maps for Lost Lovers Migration leaves certain consequences, like the coalition between the homeland tradition and the social structure of the hostland where migrants try to maintain their homely associations in newly settled place, which later gradually changes with time and generations. The formation of diaspora community thus in some point shows the adaptability of the migrants in the new land. Even journeying to some other place provides a space to the individual where one can have a choice of the way of living which is somewhat indiscernible in a religiously rigid society. Religion in this process becomes an intricate part of the migrants especially for people of South Asian Muslim descent. As religious beliefs and practices form an essential link between migrant and his place of origin and acts as the backbone of the community, integration is often perceived as a process of conversion or to negotiate with one’s own cultural values. The present study tries to epitomise this conflict of religious belief system and the concept of home for migrants with reference to Nadeem Aslam’s novel Maps for Lost Lovers. Ethnicity, a complex phenomenon, understood in different perception based on the social structure. It is a culture specific practice, a distinctive set of cosmology and symbols. It can also be stated as a belief system based on a commonly accepted organism and broadly recognized history which provides an ‘inheritance of symbol, heroes, values and hierarchies, and conform social identities of both insider and outsider’ (Fawole and Bello 212). Moreover, ethnic culture is another important concept in which people perceive themselves as an active agent, thus culture and identity get intertwined. In this way, ethnicity within a social structure determines the identity of an individual. In the context of ethnic credence, religion can be the common belief system of a community, which create a tight nought among the individuals. Religion can be defined as a body of laws, rituals and rites. Fawole and Bello mark, “religion is man’s intuition of the sacred and ultimate reality and his expression of that awareness in concrete life” (213). Through religious practices, individuals within diaspora communities asserts their cultural presence. They utilize their cultural heritage as a lens to interpret and express their intuitive understanding of the sacred. This connection among religion, diaspora and culture confirms the delicate reciprocity between personal spirituality and collective identity. Thus, individuals draw upon ancestral traditions and customs to navigate their positionality within the framework of diaspora. To engage with the understanding of diasporic community in the midst of the multifaceted nature of belonging and cultural identity it is important to search the further implications of the dynamics of home. Home and the concept of belonging are related to the special existence which Salman Rushdie termed as “Belonging-to -your- place” (55). The concept illuminates the intricate balance between acceptance and difference, within individual’s perception of home. The hyphenated exitance of diaspora is also reflected through the dichotomy of “separation and entanglement, of living here and