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My Friend Sancho
My first book, My Friend Sancho, was published in May 2009, and went on to become the biggest selling debut novel released that year in India. It is a contemporary love story set in Mumbai, and had earlier been longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008. To learn more about the book, click here.
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Click here for more about my publisher, Hachette India.
My posts on India Uncut about My Friend Sancho can be found here.
Recent entries
So it’s about 10.45pm, and we’re headed in a tourist taxi to Siena Village, a resort a few kilometres…
I don’t know why, but I find this kind of funny. And what’s with the quote marks in that…
Jonah Lehrer writes in Wired: Here’s a brain teaser: Your task is to move a single line so that…
So while everyone’s celebrating the arrival of Akhilesh Yadav and how he’s revitalised the Samajwadi Party and UP Politics,…
... is done. The next time India walk out to play a Test match, my favourite sportsman of all…
29 June, 2007
More than 100%
When Javed Miandad was Pakistan’s coach, he would often give soundbytes about how ‘the boys’ would “give more than 100%” or will “give 150% of their effort” and so on. It’s fairly common usage, and as language gets more and more devalued, I won’t be surprised if people start promising 1000% and suchlike. Anyway, what does this mean really, to give more than 100%? Is it possible to actually do so?
Yes! For a mathematical explanation, click here. Can’t argue with the conclusion.
(Link via email from Rahul Bhatia.)
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