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Or perhaps it is just that desire lies at the heart of human existence. When we turn away from one desire, we must find another to cleave to with all our strength --or else we die.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 29
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Calcutta
Chitralekha Banerjee
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