Ashima

E1031370

Ashima is a central character in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Namesake," representing the experiences of an Indian immigrant mother adapting to life in the United States.

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Ashima canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
novel character ⓘ
appearsInMedium novel ⓘ
appearsInWork The Namesake ⓘ
associatedWith diaspora ⓘ
immigrant adaptation ⓘ
transnational family life ⓘ
authorEthnicity Bengali Indian ⓘ
authorNationality Indian-American ⓘ
countryOfWorkOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ
culturalBackground Bengali ⓘ
emigratesFrom India ⓘ
emigratesTo United States ⓘ
experiences culture shock ⓘ
homesickness ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Namesake universe ⓘ
firstPublicationOfWork 2003 ⓘ
hasEthnicity Indian ⓘ
hasFamilyRole mother ⓘ
wife ⓘ
hasFullName Ashima Ganguli ⓘ
hasGender female ⓘ
hasNationality Indian ⓘ
hasRole central character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
hasSurname Ganguli ⓘ
is immigrant ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
livesIn United States ⓘ
parentOf Gogol Ganguli ⓘ
Sonia Ganguli ⓘ
publisherOfWork Houghton Mifflin ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
represents Indian immigrant experience ⓘ
first-generation immigrant mother ⓘ
residesIn Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
speaksLanguage Bengali ⓘ
English ⓘ
spouseOf Ashoke Ganguli ⓘ
themeIn assimilation ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
identity ⓘ

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