I do think that the modern India does belong to writers who… - Kiran Desai

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I do think that the modern India does belong to writers who are living in India.

Kiran Desai

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About Kiran Desai

Kiran Desai (born 3 September 1971) is an Indian author. Her novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award.

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I don't think you can write according to a set of rules and laws; every writer is so different.

In India, if you are from the elite, dogs are extremely important. The breed of the dog indicates your wealth, that you are westernized. The cook, another human being, is on a much lower level than your dog. You see this all the time.

The Indian diaspora is a wonderful place to write from and I am lucky to be part of it.

I do think that the modern India does belong to writers who are living in India. - Kiran Desai

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