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Independence had brought freedom to the country, but with it had come opportunists settling into the vacuum left by the departing British.
“The British may have left, but the energies her countrymen had once directed towards revolution were now engaged in endless complaint. The country, many said, had gone to the dogs.”
― Death of a Lesser God
― Death of a Lesser God
“The battle with India’s colonisers was over, but the battle for women to take their place in the new society Nehru was fashioning was just beginning.”
― The Lost Man of Bombay
― The Lost Man of Bombay
“He had long ago decided that organised religion was the number one cause of divisiveness in his great country. He considered himself a devout secularist; he treated all religions with equal respect and personal indifference.”
― The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
― The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
“I’m not sure why people draw a distinction between so-called old money and new money. Money is money. Either you have it or you don’t. It’s how you spend it that counts.”
― Mr. Monk in Outer Space
― Mr. Monk in Outer Space
“Our struggle to rid ourselves of the British has convinced the average citizen that any authority might be overturned, by the simple expedient of disobedience. The one authority to which this rule doesn’t seem to apply is one none of us can see or touch or hear, at least not directly.’ She looked at him blankly. ‘God, Persis.”
― The Lost Man of Bombay
― The Lost Man of Bombay
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