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There are plenty of good indian writers in english, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a poster boy.
-Vikram Seth
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There Are Plenty Of Good Indian Writers

Vikram Seth
There are plenty of good indian writers in english, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a poster boy.
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