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Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 29
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Essayist
Journalist
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Calcutta
Chitralekha Banerjee
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