It's a well-known fact that no novel is taken seriously in India until a good deal of research has gone into… — Amit Chaudhuri
It's a well-known fact that no novel is taken seriously in India until a good deal of research has gone into it. This stay in the Taj will be my research. Going down the stairs will be research. So will looking out at the sea.
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