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So India’s problem turns out to be the world’s problem. What happened in India has happened in God’s name. The problem’s name is God.
Salman Rushdie
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Salman Rushdie
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 19
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If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today.
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