"New York is a lovely city. It is an easy city to go back to and an easy city to leave. Every time I go there I immediately make travel plans."

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“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.”

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

“I feel as comfortable anywhere as I feel uncomfortable anywhere”

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— W.B. Yeats

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