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Following Fish: Travels around the Indian Coast

by Samanth Subramanian (Goodreads Author)

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The Moving of Mountains: The Remarkable Story of the Agastya International Foundation

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Kizhisal (Tamil) by Poomani

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காலையில் பச்சிலை கட்டுகிறவன் வந்து நாயுருவி இலையையும் சுண்ணாம்பையும் அரைத்து விரல்களில் கட்டினான்.

பூனாச்சி அல்லது ஒரு வெள்ளாட்டின் கதை [Poonachi Allathu Oru Vellatin Kathai]

by Perumal Murugan

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― Isaac Asimov

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“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy

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