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Rahul Mitra

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Born

India

Website

http://www.theboyfrompataliputra.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult

Member Since

March 2017

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Currently living in Mumbai, Rahul is an author masquerading as an IT Marketing Professional. When not toiling away at his writing, Rahul likes to visit his office to take print-outs, socialize and drink endless cups of free coffee. Passionately interested in all things Indian, Rahul is vociferous in his opinions about India, its people and it’s culture. Like many other fools before him, he believes he can change the world and influence people through his writing.

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Just as suddenly as they had started the riots stopped. There were a few moments of uncertainty, an abrupt pause and then suddenly, without any indication normal life burst out to fill the resulting vacuum. The city which had been ominously silent over the last 5 days was once again humming with life and activity.

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“Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.”
― Dorothy Parker

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“I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
― Jerome K. Jerome

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“I'm sorry," I said. "It's none of my business what you do. The trouble is, I'm a writer, and most writers are terrible nosey parkers.”
― Roald Dahl, The Hitchhiker

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