Tag: delhi
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The prestige of a system
Read in ‘Capital. The Eruption of Delhi’ (2015) of Rana Dasgupta: What is happening in Haryana, India, at this very moment, is quite alarming. You should read the last chapter of Dasgupta’s great book on Delhi. I’ll explain. The farmers in this Indian state are revolting, the riots of the Jat community are political and…
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A city to be made
Read in ‘Capital. The Eruption of Delhi’ (2014) of Rana Dasgupta: Great portrait of Delhi, India, that I’m reading. The writer is Rana Dasgupta, originally from New York, but now living in the Indian capital. It’s his first nonfiction book, but sometimes I’m not sure. At least it’s a personal quest for the soul of…