Jhumpa Lahiri on Language, Belonging, and Kolkata

Jhumpa Lahiri, a famous author, talked about her love for Kolkata and how the city's many languages shaped her.

She grew up feeling torn between Bengali and English, which made her want to find a language of her own.

She eventually started writing in Italian to escape the history and expectations tied to Bengali and English.

Lahiri also shared that her new book, Roman Stories, is about the feelings of being an outsider, which she believes is something everyone experiences, no matter where they are from.

She thinks belonging is not about a place or language, but something that stays with you wherever you go.