The namesake

image above from www.simihairandbeauty.com face painting used to be an integral part of the indian bridal makeup. it was done on the forehead starting from a bindi and running above each eye brow. over the years it has been substituted with stick on crystals, bindis etc. i'm am not particularly sure i like that. i think i would still want to get the traditional painted look...which is simple and small and not jazzed up with crystals. have you seen the namesake? you can see the painted look…

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"The Lowland," Jhumpa Lahiri's expansive and intimate new novel, explores the complex story of the Mitra family. Loyalty and betrayal, lies and forgiveness, filial responsibility and abandonment, the choices and sacrifices we make to find our way in the world are beautifully wrought in this novel.

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The follow-up to Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning debut, Interpreter of Maladies, Lahiri tells the story of the Ganguli family. Following their arranged marriage, husband and wife travel from Calcutta to Massachusetts and struggle to become Americans. It's complicated enough when it's just the two of them, but when they have a son, the generational clash heightens the burden of assimilation—for all three of them.

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The Ram, with its strong presence in mythologies and traditions, makes a powerful namesake. Below is a curated list of names that mean Ram.

Why were you named what you are named? Celebrate Namesake Day with Jhumpa Lahiri's family drama The Namesake, and learn something about yourself along the way.

Zora Neale Hurston’s, glossary of Harlem slang are slang terms from the 1930’s