Multiple choice general knowledge The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri Kiran Desai APJ Abdul Kalam Jawaharlal Nehru Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation The Namesake is a 2003 novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. It examines the Indian-American immigrant experience through the Ganguli family. Kiran Desai is a different contemporary Indian writer known for The Inheritance of Loss.