Jake Parackal

“The Ottomans sincerely greeted us and gave us accommodation. We were free to practice our religion and to speak our own language. We were even protected from those who wanted to banish us yet again to foreign lands. Our honor and dignity were restored.” Beyazid”
― Ayşe Kulin, Last Train to Istanbul

“She was permanently miserable, guilty at having been the culprit; yes, she was the devil that had imposed all the pain and turmoil on her family for her own ends.”
― Ayşe Kulin, Last Train to Istanbul

“It’s foolish men who die for their country. The intelligent ones make others die for their country instead. Remember, he who plans and runs away, lives to fight another day. That’s not cowardice, it’s chess—and”
― Ashwin Sanghi, Chanakya's Chant

“When jumbled up, the letters contained in the name Taarak Vakil now spelt out a name that every theologian in India would be familiar with. Kalki avatar—the tenth incarnation of Vishnu.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, The Krishna Key