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In this excerpt from The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, which line alludes to Lahiri's Bengali heritage?

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She is asked to remove her Murshidabad silk sari in favor of a flowered cotton gown

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In The namesake By Jhumpa Lahiri, you can see how Lahiri's learn about her Bengali heritage from her mother's introduction.

Her mother want her to know her Bengali Heritage ever since she was little so she often bring her to visit her family in Calcutta

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