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The literature of diaspora refers to the works written by those who live outside their native land. There are various types and kinds of diaspora literatures-African, Australian, Arab diaspora, and so on. Among these, Indian diasporic literature has caught ‘fancy of writers, literati, historians and sociologists. Since, foreign land offers many fold of challenges in terms of adaptation and assimilation of various socio-cultural values. It is a globally accepted fact that Diaspora writers set a trend since the Independence. Diaspora literature irrespective of language, style, literary form and technique attract the readers crossing the borders. It may be stream of consciousness or magic realism or immigrancy or alienation or adaptability of a new land and culture. But nostalgia is alike for all Diaspora writers. Notably the works of Indian Diaspora cover all parts of the world. It is an Interesting Paradox that a great deal of Indian writing in English is produced not in India but in widely distributed geographical areas of indenture. This paper, as such is an attempt to analyse the influence of diasporic issues reflected in the Indian fiction, annexed with a brief review of Indo-American women writers.