http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/jhumpa-lahiri Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:30:52 -0400 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:30:52 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/238/food-and-dining-in-jhumpa-lahiris-interpreter-of-maladies By Tori E. Godfree - In “A Temporary Matter,” Shoba and Shukumar have grown estranged from one another, despite being married and living together.  They no longer eat meals together or cook together, until they receive a notice that repair workers will cut their power for an hour every night, which forces them to eat together by candlelight: “Tonight, with no lights, they would have to eat together.  For months now they’d served themselves from the stove, and he’d taken his plate into his study, letting the meal grow cold on his desk before shoving it into his mouth without... Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:50 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/238/food-and-dining-in-jhumpa-lahiris-interpreter-of-maladies