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[Divanee.com] Divanee Magazine: In her latest novel, The Namesake, Jhumpha Lahiri takes us through the first generation desi American experience. Lahiri, winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her book Interpreter Of Maladies, illustrates the usual circumstances that would emerge in a first generation desi-American family.

[Worstpreviews.com] The Namesake at WorstPreviewsâ™: Paradoxically, their son Gogol (Kal Penn) is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown

 [Cuttingroomreviews.blogspot.com] The Cutting Room Blog: Most Anticipated Films of 2006 [Part Two]: , Mira tackles Jhumpa Lahiri's novel of the same name, which explores the life and times of an Indian family that moves to the United States in the 1960s. They become caught between honoring their tradition and the new ways of their geographical homeland, especially the young Gogol, who desires to assimilate.

 [Lechappee.blogspot.com] getaway: Paradoxically, their son Gogol is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol’s name represents the family’s journey into the unknown.It's directed by the very talented Mira Nair, who also directed Mississippi Masala (1991), Monsoon Wedding (2001), and Vanity Fair (2004, starring Reese Witherspoon).

 [The Cutting Room Blog] Most Anticipated Films of 2006 [Part Two]: I immediately jumped on the chance, because it is so rare to see South-Asian films included in the lineup, and also because the film featured Irfan Khan and Tabu in the lead roles (two of the best actors working in the industry today). What was so refreshing about the piece was that it was re-located in the present-day of the Mumbai mafia underworld, and used only three songs in the narrative (sparingly at that, mostly in the background).

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