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India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

by Ramachandra Guha

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The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

by Amartya Sen

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Habibi (Pantheon Graphic Library)

by Craig Thompson

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Aswin’s Quotes

“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

tags: philosophy, poetry

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“In so doing, the idea forces itself upon him that religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis, and he is optimistic enough to suppose that mankind will surmount this neurotic phase, just as so many children grow out of their similar neurosis.”
― Sigmund Freud, The Future of an Illusion

tags: childish, idea, neurosis, neurotic, optimistic

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“The man who fears losing has already lost.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: fear

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