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“India has always had a strange way with her conquerors. In defeat, she beckons them in, then slowly seduces, assimilates and transforms them.”
― White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
― White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India
“It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,' says the White Queen to Alice.”
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― The Namesake
― The Namesake
“Freedom is for the educated people who fought for it. We were slaves of the English, now we will be slaves of the educated Indians—or the Pakistanis.”
― Train to Pakistan
― Train to Pakistan
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GR have avg rating for most books in 3 to 5 range. This does not give an accurate idea. What can b done? Can something like IMDB type can be done? It ...more
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