Ashima

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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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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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