On a sticky August evening two weeks before her due date, Ashima Ganguli stands in the kitchen of a Central Square apartment, combining Rice Krispies and Planters peanuts and chopped red onion in a ...

1."The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. This book resonated with me on such a deep level. Even though I’m Mexican and not Indian like the characters, I could still relate strongly to the main ...

1. In “The Namesake,” Jhumpa Lahiri describes the culture shock an immigrant mother feels upon giving birth in America.

While traveling by train to visit his grandfather in Jamshedpur, Calcutta born, Bengali-speaking Ashoke Ganguli meets with fellow-traveler, Ghosh, who impresses upon him to travel, while Ashoke is ...

It was below freezing the other Friday morning, in Long Island City, when the author Jhumpa Lahiri walked into a nondescript brick building beneath the Queens Boulevard overpass. She was wearing a ...

‘One of Them Days’ is an Entertaining Tale of Friends Who Must Scramble to Find the Rent. The raucous... 'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' Is Good but Lacks What Made the Original Great. While a ...