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A letter searching for one’s roots, sent from abroad

Culture and traditions set social criteria. Anyone who doesn’t have a culture they can call their own, doesn’t have a past or a present. They won’t have a future to look forward to. This letter that has arrived from the US evokes that pain

Anand Silodia May 4, 2018

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The Common Man Speaks Out

Jati ke Prashn Par Kabir

 

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Anand Silodia

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