"If you write a lovely story about India, you're criticized for selling an exotic version of India. And if you write critically about India, you're seen as portraying it in a negative light - it also seems to be a popular way to present India, sort of mangoes and beggars."

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Source : "Kiran Desai Talk Asia interview". Interview With Anjali Rao, www.cnn.com. April 24, 2007.

Kiran Desai

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“I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it.”
“Money may not buy happiness, but it can damn well give it!”
“i'm in love with you, Bella”
“I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.”
“I know I'm incapable of orchestrating an entire film.”
“She wept with shame for her lack of will and with fear for a love she couldn't control.”
“Weâ€™re living in an acquisitive capitalist society that is fundamentally anti-family and fundamentally uncomfortable with just enjoying being human. Weâ€™d rather shop than live, acquire than love and stare into a screen than hold each other.”
“Everything has a purpose. And that purpose has a story that goes along with it. It just depends on what your passion is.”

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