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Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Calcutta
Provides
Boredom
Stronger
Write
Anything
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Inclination

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