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Umesh Kesavan

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Umesh’s Bookshelves

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politics‎ (152)

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iwe‎ (41)
autobiography-memoir‎ (38)

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Umesh’s Notes & Highlights

Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka

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The series was not only Sri Lanka’s first victorious overseas tour, it was also Pradeep Mathew’s last public appearance.

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Umesh’s Quotes

“If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door- or i'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.”
― Rabindranath Tagore

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“This was another of our fears: that Life wouldn't turn out to be like Literature.”
― Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending

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“Those who are near me do not know that you are nearer to me than they are
Those who speak to me do not know that my heart is full with your unspoken words
Those who crowd in my path do not know that I am walking alone with you
Those who love me do not know that their love brings you to my heart”
― R. Tagore

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“I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth. ”
― Ovid, Metamorphoses

tags: birthday

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