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It's not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Calcutta
Fear
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Needs
Heart
Odds
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Gods
Hearts
Evil

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