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I was very fortunate that all my holidays I’d spend with my grandfather, experiencing a much more traditional way of life and listening to these wonderful stories, which I now feel are such an important part of Indian thinking.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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When you’re in a big theater, you want to reach the very top of the place. Up to the highest seat, so that each person feels like you’re talking to them. There’s really no difference when you’re in a smaller place; you just don’t overdo it. It becomes far more personal.

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I was about 12 when I first encountered ‘The Moonstone’ – or a Classics Illustrated version of it – digging through an old trunk in my grandfather’s house on a rainy Bengali afternoon.

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April 25, 2024

I was about 12 when I first encountered ‘The Moonstone’ – or a Classics Illustrated version of it – digging through an old trunk in my grandfather’s house on a rainy Bengali afternoon.

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April 25, 2024

When you’re in a big theater, you want to reach the very top of the place. Up to the highest seat, so that each person feels like you’re talking to them. There’s really no difference when you’re in a smaller place; you just don’t overdo it. It becomes far more personal.

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