Lahiri, in her collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, explores the vast and enduring topic of Diaspora and the immigrant predicament through her own experiences as a second generation diaspora. With extraordinary insight and without resorting to clichés, the expatriate writer delves into the complexities of the Indo American exchange and the resulting search for identity which plagues diasporas who constantly search for a “home”. The poignant stories reveal how the diasporic predicament is predominantly psychological in nature. “Home” then, is not so much to do with geography or even ancestral history. “Home” is in fact, a state of mind when one feels a sense of belonging and makes a connection or form an attachment with the physical and sociological environment. The stories are concise, lucid, elegant and primarily delves into the humane aspects of human relationships in the world of Diaspora