I have been swept of my feet by the novel. Knowing Bengali culture well, I enjoyed all the nuances which probably the "rest of India" might miss out on. But The central theme is something all of India will relate to. I don't think the authors intention was to show Kolkata(or India) in poor light(as someone here mentioned), I have known load shedding to be part of daily life in Calcutta in the 80's. It is commendable that Jhumpa Lahiri has brought our story to mainstream writing. I have seen Kal Penn in mostly comic roles, it will be interesting to see if he has done justice to Gogol Ganguly!!
