I do not recognise India of the present time where, under t… - Anita Desai

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I do not recognise India of the present time where, under the banner of 'Hindutva,' intimidation and bigotry seek to silence writers, scholars and all who believe in secular and rational thought.

Anita Desai

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Anita Desai, born Anita Mazumdar (born 24 June 1937), is an Indian novelist and the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of her daughters, Kiran Desai, is also a writer.

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