And in India it was necessary to take people's feelings into consideration. - V. S. Naipaul

What is happening in India is a mighty creative process.... But every other Indian knows precisely what is happening. Deep down he knows that a larger response is emerging to their historical humiliation. … It is not enough to abuse these youths or use that fashionable word from Europe, 'fascism'… There is a big, historical development going on in India. Wise men should understand it and ensure that it does not remain in the hands of fanatics.

doing many more things until it seemed that ritual had replaced grief.

Neither my father nor grandfather could put dates to their stories. Not because they had forgotten or were confused; the past was simply the past.