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My Friend Sancho

My first novel, My Friend Sancho, is now on the stands across India. It is a contemporary love story set in Mumbai, and was 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.


And ah, my posts on India Uncut about My Friend Sancho can be found here.


Bastiat Prize 2007 Winner

Recent entries

The Lion in Winter

Much amusement comes from the news of the sex tapes that allegedly show ND Tiwari “in a compromising position…

The Difference Between ‘IMO’ and ‘IMHO’…

... is that ‘imho’ inevitably carries far more arrogance with it. When humility has to be claimed it is…

The Times of India Guide to Leching

This is very funny. Except that it’s not. WTF? * And really, just see these observations: If you’re observing…

The Blog Song

Wilbur Sargunaraj is a genius. Check out his masterful music video, “Blog Song”: [embedded video] He should totally follow…

Keep Praying

The WTF statement of the day comes from Sheila Dikshit with regard to the Commonwealth Games: I only keep…

08 October, 2009

Dear Rahul Gandhi

Dear Rahul Gandhi

You have been quoted today as saying that you don’t believe in caste. Bravo. That is a position I applaud.

May I then assume that you don’t believe in reservations also? After all, by discriminating on the basis of caste, reservations perpetuate the same kind of divisive thinking that the caste system did. They don’t solve the problem—they make it worse.

Regards

Amit Varma

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Link via @iyerdeepak. More open letters here.

Posted by Amit Varma in Freedom | India | Letters | Politics | Small thoughts

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