“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”
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“And at the moment of contact, they do not know if the hand that is reaching for theirs belongs to a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Brahmin or untouchable or whether you were born in this city or arrived only this morning or whether you live in Malabar Hill or New York or Jogeshwari; whether you’re from Bombay or Mumbai or New York. All they know is that you’re trying to get to the city of gold, and that’s enough. Come on board, they say. We’ll adjust.”
― Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
― Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
பொன்னியின் செல்வன் பேரவை (Ponniyin Selvan Peravai)
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