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Iqbal, that great poet, was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave. To hell with the Naxals and their guns shipped from China. If you taught every poor boy how to paint, that would be the end of the rich in India.

Aravind Adiga

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Aravind Adiga
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 23
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