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Arnab Ray, better known as Greatbong, is one of India's most widely read bloggers who blogs at Random Thoughts Of A Demented Mind. He is known for his sarcastic takes on the Indian film industry, Indian politics and society in general. His blog was awarded the "Indiblog of the Year" at Indibloggies in 2006[1] and 2008. He has written for several media outlets like the Washington Post, Outlook magazine and Live Mint. He graduated from Jadavpur University as a Bachelor in Computer Science and Engineering and went on to finish his PhD in Computer Science from State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is presently employed as a research scientist at the University of Maryland and resides in the suburbs of Washington DC. His first book "Ma ...more

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	The Mine 3.35 avg rating — 741 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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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	May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss! 3.21 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Yatrik 3.75 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Sultan of Delhi: Ascension 3.59 avg rating — 249 ratings — 7 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
	Shakchunni 4.25 avg rating — 194 ratings — 3 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 Bucket 4.21 avg rating — 38 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
	The Mahabharata Murders: Finale Episode 4.80 avg rating — 5 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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There was a time in the 80s and 90s when tariffs dominated national discourse. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank aggressively pushed globalization, the notion that goods and services would move freely across national boundaries as a win-win for both the “rich” and the “poor.” The resistance to this globalization agenda mainly came from the poorer countries (patronizingly called “deve

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“After all, death is messy,though just a bit less than life”.”
― Arnab Ray, The Mahabharata Murders

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“I had a child with him, hoping it would change things, but that made his drinking and whoring worse. That was my fault, even more than his. Having Salim. Bringing an innocent being into a marriage as an instrument to save it. Which makes me complicit in my own nightmare, which makes me tell myself that I
deserve every blow that comes my way. Every one of them.”
― Arnab Ray, The Mahabharata Murders

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“And life, and relationships too, are somewhat like a song. If you cannot hit the notes at the right time, you go out of tune.”
― Arnab Ray, Yatrik: The Traveller

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