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Not to be confused with Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone.

Dr. Abraham Verghese has been an entomologist for the last 35 years in ICAR. He has primarily worked in fruit entomology, developing economically and ecologically viable management strategies for all the major pests of mango, grapes, acid lime, pomegranate, jackfruit, anona, etc. both in north and south India. In early 2013, he took over as the Director of the National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Bangalore and is administering research on Biosystematics, Biocontrol, Bioinformatics and Barcoding of insects. ...more

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	No Woman Left Behind: A Journey of Hope to Heal Every Woman Injured in Childbirth by Kate Grant (Goodreads Author), Abraham Verghese (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) - 4851 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Cuando solo queda aire by Paul Kalanithi, Abraham Verghese (Other) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Why was it one had to leave something, or have it taken away, to really appreciate it?”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

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“Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

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“....sometimes when your are most afraid, when you feel most helpless, that is when God is pointing out a path for you.”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

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