Moushumi
What secret is Moushumi keeping from Nikhil?
She's having an affair with Dimitri.
When Moushumi and Graham were engaged, who asked who to get married?
Moushumi asked Graham
What did Moushumi proclaim to the dinner party guests that made Nikhil feel betrayed?
Nikhil changed his name
Who doesn't consider it their duty to stay married?
Gogol and Moushumi
How did Alice die?
Aneurysm
Where did Moushumi move to after college?
Paris
What was Moushumi's first impulse after calling off the wedding to Graham?
Move back to Paris
Where did Moushumi and Nikhil get married?
Double Tree Hotel New Jersey
Who is getting married and where?
Sonia is getting married in India
What is Astrid's interpretation of Moushumi's name?
force of nature
Where did Moushumi go after their divorce?
Paris
they were too alike and too intense together
Why do Nikhil and Moushumi go to Paris?
Moushumi is invited to give a paper at a conference
What is Ashima's plan for living out the rest of her life?
Every year she will spend 6 months in India and 6 months in the states.
Where would have Moushumi and Nikhil prefer getting married? (name at least one)
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Metropolitan Club, or Boat House in Central Park
What does Moushumi's name mean?
damp south-westerly breeze
What was the reason that Graham and Moushumi ended their engagement?
cultural differences that couldn't be conciled
What does Moushumi, Ashima, & Ashoke do that Nikhil will most likely never do?
moving to a different country and starting a separate life
How did Nikhil learn about Moushumi's affair?
Moushumi accidentally mentions Dimitri's name in a conversation with Nikhil
How does Nikhil feel about Donald and Astrid?
their decrees & standards drive him crazy
Why doesn't Moushumi change her last name?
How did Graham really feel about Bengali culture?
he believed that the culture was repressed & society was provincial
What is Moushumi's dad's speech at their wedding?
"Thank you very much for coming. Okay be happy."
What does Nikhil feel that his time married to Moushumi was?
permanent part of him that no longer has any relevance
What did Gogol's dad write in the book he gave him?
"For Gogol Ganguli - the man who gave you his name from the man who gave you your name."