Jhumpa Lahiri is genius.

My title could be a bit of a stretch as by far, I have read two works of her, which are “The Namesake” and “The Lowlands.” I discovered her through the movie “The Namesake” starring Irfan Khan and Tabu. But “The Lowland” was soul touching. It was so controversial in many ways at a Bengali household(I am a Bengali). But, it was the best. It revolves around these two brothers growing up together, having different aspirations, be it in culture or politics. It tells us how everything and everyone gets involved when navigating through loss, jealousy, incompetency and responsibilities. Nobody could have described Kolkata the way she did. I would urge you guys to read it. I know this was vague but I just didn’t want to spoil it. I absolutely am in love with her.