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

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“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.”

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

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