I have made a presentation about the beautiful novel "The Namesake" written by Jhumpa Lahiri.

1. Personal Bio
Name : Desai Rahul H
Subject : Indian writing in English-2 (Paper
no : 18)
Presentation : "The Namesake" by
Jhumpa Lahiri.
Title : Discuss the Jhumpa Lahiri's novel
"The Namesake".
Prepared by : Rahul Desai

2. Title :
Discuss the Jhumpa Lahiri's novel
"The Namesake".
Prepared by
Rahul Desai

3. Index
Preface
For writer
Title
Major Themes
Characters
Plot
Symbols of novel
Analysis
Style of writing
In the end

4. Preface
"The Namesake" novel written by Indo-American
novelist Jhumpa Lahiri. In this wonderful novel
Jhumpa Lahiri show the nostalgia feeling.
"The Namesake" novel published in September
2003. According to this novel people who fight only
for name and identity and struggle between two
different types of culture.
"That's the thing about the books. They let you
travel without moving your feet."
- Jhumpa Lahiri

5. For writer
The writer name is Jhumpa Lahiri
and her full name is like
Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri. Lahiri
was born on July 11,1967 and
Lahiri was born in London,
England U.K.
Jhumpa Lahiri mostly known as
the diasporic writer. She
complete her B.A in English
literature from Barnard College
of Columbia University in 1989.

6. Continue....
Her famous works :
1. "Unaccustomed Earth" (2008)
2. "The Lowland" (2013)
3. "The Boundary" (2018)
4. "The Namesake" (2003)
5. "Interpreter of melodies" (1999)
Her noteble awards :
1. In 1999 O. Henry Award.
2. In 2000 Pulitzer prize for fiction.

7. Title
This title "The Namesake" is too short but
this title itself connect with this novel.
This title deals with the major things
like...
1. Name and identity
2. Language
3. Different tradition of two culture.
4. Love,life and death
and many more.....

8. Meaning of "The Namesake"
According to the Dictionary,
"Someone or something that has the
same name as another person or
things."
"One that has same name as another or
special."

9. Major Themes
1. Name and identity :
Name and identity is the center theme in this
novel. In this novel Gogol Ganguli is the
struggle only for his name and his actual
identity. Gogol is not completely agree with his
name.
2. Language barrier:
In this novel we can see that the cultural
differences between U.s v/s India. That's why
in this novel's characters highly face many
difficulties about the language.

10. 3. Nostalgia as a theme :
Continue...
In this novel Lahiri including the nostalgic
atmosphere. People who miss their motherland,
mother tongue then their own tradition and many
other things. That's types of nostalgic atmosphere
Lahiri use in this beautiful novel "The Namesake".
4. Love, life and death as a theme :
In this present novel Jhumpa Lahiri describe the
consept of William Shakespeare's Love, life and
death in very deeply.

11. 5. Theme of cultural identity :
The cultural identity marks between food, tradition,
language, clothes, music, religion and many more.
The best example part of Gogol Ganguli who
suffering between two different types of culture.
6. Feeling of homesickness :
In this theme Ashima Ganguli is the play an
important role. Aashima Ganguli sometime feel
homesickness in her life.

12. 7. Relationship between parents and
children :
8. Cultural difference :
In "The Namesake" relationship between
husband & wife or father & son .
Maxine's family comfort with Gogol's family but
relationship not goes long.
This novel deals with the diasporic identity.
Ashoke Ganguli and Ashima Ganguli both follow
the U.S and Indian culture but their child not
able to accept it.

13. What is Diaspora?
Indian writers who live in another
foreign country and they miss their
motherland, Indian culture, and
then their literature. For example
Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman Rashdi and
many other.

14. Characters (with help of characters map)

15. Plot of this novel
Ashima Ganguli is the central character in this novel
who is about to give a birth her first child in a
hospital. Parents can't leave the hospital before
they give their child name. At that time Ashoke
Ganguli give his child name is like Gogol Ganguli.
But some of the reason Gogol is not agree with
his name. The true story of that name is like.
When a day Ashoke Ganguli traveling by the train
at a same time train going to the big accident and
same time Ashoke read Nikolai Gogol's book "The
Overcoat" and he think this book only save my

16. That's why Ashoke give his child name Gogol.
But Gogol change his own name Gogol Ganguli
to Nikhil GanguliGogol's friends laugh on his
name and that's the reason Gogol feel really
bad.
Gogol
Nikhil
To

17. Then Gogol going to Yale for the study. At a place
Gogol meet Maxine and her become the Gogol's
girlfriend. Gogol want marry with her but Ashima
not accept Maxine as a Gogol's wife. As a mother
or father Ashima and Ashoke really care for their
children. Ashima Ganguli is select to Maushumi
as the Gogol's wife. And after some time Gogol
marry with Maushumi but Gogol don't like or love
her.
Ashoke Ganguli working as a professor at
college. One day Ashoke Ganguli dead by the
heart attack.

18. In the end of this novel on the Gogol's birthday his
mother Ashima Ganguli give the birthday gift that
is book "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol. And
then everything realise and he understand the
whole story why his dad give him to that name
and after Gogol totally agree with his name.
To
Nikhil
Gogol

19. Symbols of the novel
1. Nikolai Gogol :
Nikolai Gogol is the symbol of Ashoke's
inspiration and as well as name symbol.
2. Gogol as a symbol :
Gogol as a symbol of name and identity.
And protagonist of this novel.
And many more interesting symbols in this
amazing novel "The Namesake".

20. Analysis
This novel's analysis totally based on any kind of
name and it's identity. In the whole story Gogol
don't understand why his dad give him to that
name. But in the end of the novel he good
toagreed with Gogol name. In this novel Ashima
Ganguli is the example of loneliness and
homesickness. End of this story Ashima gave a gift
to Gogol and that is book of Nikolai Gogol and then
Gogol understand to his father Ashoke Ganguli. If
she not give this book so Gogol is not able to agree
with his name.

21. Clash of culture
Here, Jhumpa Lahiri clearly shows the two
different culture U.S and India. And Lahiri
describe many problems about the change
culture and there is conflict between two or
more culture within an organization. In
"The Namesake" we can see that the clash
between two culture and it's tradition,
language, and many more.

22. Style of writing
Writing style is the show the writers
uniqueness and creativity. Jhumpa Lahiri
most of her works of art wrote in diasporic
style. Through the works of art she show
her feelings and emotions for her
motherland. In her work we can see the
really of lifestyle. Jhumpa Lahiri carefully
draw the faminism and relations and
culture clash.

23. In the end
"The Namesake" is the very interesting novel
to read. Jhumpa Lahiri explores the Indian
immigrant experience in America.
"When I sit down to write, I don't think about
writing about an idea or a given a message. I just
try to write a story which is hard enough".
- Jhumpa Lahiri
Lahiri in this novel "The Namesake" use
William Shakespeare's consept. And that's the
thing her work's become more interesting.

24. Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhu
mpa_Lahiri
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