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1|. aiu o pu|lis|iug t|is |oo| is to r.ac| as uau, r.ad.rs as possi|l.. lts cout.uts
ua, |. r.produc.d ou t|. couditiou t|at uo c|aug.s ar. uad., t|at it is priut.d iu
t|. sau. oru as pu|lis|.d |.r., aud cr.dit.d to t|. aut|or. 1|. cop,rig|t o t|.
or| r.uaius it| t|. aut|or.
lirst .ditiou lirst .ditiou lirst .ditiou lirst .ditiou lirst .ditiou 2000 copi.s, iov.u|.r 2002
iu|lis|.d |, C|ou., Vauguo, D.l.| iospital, D|arausala, ludia
S.coud .ditiou S.coud .ditiou S.coud .ditiou S.coud .ditiou S.coud .ditiou 1000 copi.s, S.pt.u|.r 200
iu|lis|.d |, Stud.uts or a lr.. 1i|.t, Li
1|ird .ditiou 1|ird .ditiou 1|ird .ditiou 1|ird .ditiou 1|ird .ditiou 3000 copi.s, ul, 2004
iu|lis|.d |, Lx- 1C\ Associatiou, iat|uaudu, i.pal
lourt| .ditiou lourt| .ditiou lourt| .ditiou lourt| .ditiou lourt| .ditiou 2000 copi.s, August 2006
iu|lis|.d |, 1i|.tVrit.s
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iu|lis|.d |, 1i|.tVrit.s
Sixt| Lditiou Sixt| Lditiou Sixt| Lditiou Sixt| Lditiou Sixt| Lditiou 2000 copi.s, auuar, 2010
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Cov.r D.sigu : iori|o
iag. la,out : S. i. Couput.rs, D|arausala = 01892-222389
iriut.rs : lup.rial ir.ss, D|arausala, iaugra - 17621S, ludia = 01892-222390
1|. aut|or ua, |. coutact.d
c,o ioo|oru, Mcl.od Gauj,
D|arausala, iaugra, ii-176219, ludia
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trips crisscrossiug ludia, |is oru out su.a|.rs .r. stol.u iusid. t|.
traiu. i. .lt pit, or t|. t|i. siuc. t|. s|o.s .r. |ardl, ort|, o
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1suudu. produc.d ov.r a d.cad., t|us stri|iug a p.r.ct |alauc. |.t..u
t|. Vrit.r aud t|. Activist. V. |op. t|at |is r.ad.rs ill uot oul, .ujo,
t|. iuu.diac, o |is ritiug, t|roug| |ic| 1suudu. couv.,s t|.
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or t|.ir |.lp iu puttiug tog.t|.r t|is u. .ditiou, aud to 1suudu.'s .ld.r
sist.r, C|ou., Vauguo, |o is ouc. agaiu uudiug t|is r.priut at.r
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l au a t.rrorist.
S|oot u. dou.
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l l.t |.|iud
iu t|. vall.,
auoug t|. u.ol, cats
aud lappiug dogs.
l au siugl.,
l |av. uot|iug
to los..
l au a |ull.t.
l do uot t|iu|.
lrou t|. tiu s|.ll
l l.ap or t|at t|rilliug
2 - s.coud li.
aud di. it| t|. d.ad.
l au t|. li.
,ou l.t |.|iud.
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V|.u it raius iu D|arausala
raiudrops .ar |oxiug glov.s,
t|ousauds o t|.u
cou. cras|iug dou
aud |.at u, roou.
Lud.r its tiu roo
u, roou cri.s rou iusid.
aud .ts u, |.d, u, pap.rs.
Sou.tiu.s t|. cl.v.r raiu cou.s
rou |.|iud u, roou,
t|. tr.ac|.rous alls lit
t|.ir |..ls aud allo
a suall lood iuto u, roou.
l sit ou u, islaud-uatiou |.d
aud atc| u, couutr, iu lood,
uot.s ou r..dou,
u.uoirs o u, prisou da,s,
l.tt.rs rou coll.g. ri.uds,
cruu|s o |r.ad
aud Maggi uoodl.s
ris. sprig|tl, to t|. surac.
li|. a sudd.u r.cov.r,
o a orgott.u u.uor,.
1|r.. uout|s o tortur.,
uousoou iu t|. u..dl.-l.a.d piu.s
iiuala,a rius.d cl.au
glist.us iu t|. .v.uiug suu.
Lutil t|. raiu calus dou
aud stops |.atiug u, roou
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l u..d to cousol. u, tiu roo
|o |as |..u ou dut,
rou t|. iritis| laj.
1|is roou |as s|.lt.r.d
uau, |ou.l.ss p.opl..
io captur.d |, uougoos.s
aud uic., lizards aud spid.rs,
aud partl, r.ut.d |, u..
A r.ut.d roou or |ou.
is a |uu|liug .xist.uc..
M, ias|uiri laudlad,
at .ig|t, cauuot r.turu |ou..
V. ot.u coup.t. or |.aut,
ias|uir or 1i|.t.
Lv.r, .v.uiug
l r.turu to u, r.ut.d roou.
iut l au uot goiug to di. t|is a,.
1|.r. |as got to |.
sou. a, out o |.r..
l cauuot cr, li|. u, roou.
l |av. cri.d .uoug|
iu prisous aud
iu suall uou.uts o d.spair.
1|.r. |as got to |.
sou. a, out o |.r..
l cauuot cr,,
u, roou is .t .uoug|.
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V|at do ,ou |av. iu ,our lut..
ls t|.r. a littl. |o, |o lost |is uot|.r
aud is ruuuiug all arouud t|. tou
|ar. ..t slappiug t|. .t co||l.stou..
i.dro, i.dro
1.ll u. |at do ,ou |av. iu ,our lut..
ls t|at a sot uoauiug
o a ,ouug girl, pr.guaut at 16
t|rou out o |.r |ous.
uo liviug iu t|. pu|lic par|
|.|iud t|. toil.ts.
Voud.r |o ,ou |lo
a stuup o a plastic pip.
aud |o it cou.s aliv. iuto a lut.
a lut. it| uo .,. or .ar or uout|
|istliug,
uo cr,iug, uo siugiug
|istl.s t|at turu iuto suall u..dl. arros
arros t|at stiug
stiug .v.u t|. |.arts o t|. ols
ols |o |av. |air iu t|.ir .ars.
i.dro, i.dro
1.ll u. |at do ,ou |av. iu ,our lut..
ls t|at |istl. iu t|. |iug.s o t|. iudo
t|. cr, o t|. ,ouug girl.
Or is t|at t|. |r.at|iug o t|. littl. |o,
|o is uo tir.d aud sl..piug
at t|. polic. statiou.
i.dro, i.dro
1.ll u. |at do ,ou |av. iu ,our lut..
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Our til.d roo dripp.d
aud t|. our alls t|r.at.u.d to all apart
|ut . .r. to go |ou. soou.
V. gr. papa,as
iu rout o our |ous.
c|illi.s iu our gard.u
aud c|auguas or our .uc.s,
t|.u puup|ius roll.d dou t|. cos|.d t|atc|
calv.s trott.d out o t|. uaug.r.
Grass ou t|. roo,
|.aus sprout.d aud
cliu|.d t|. viu.s,
uou., plauts cr.pt iu t|roug| t|. iudo,
our |ous. s..us to |av. grou roots.
1|. .uc.s |av. grou iuto a juugl.,
uo |o cau l t.ll u, c|ildr.u
|.r. . cau. rou.
C|auguas - a tr.. usuall, plaut.d or .uc.s, l.xi|l. aud louris|iug
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'l au uor. o au ludiau.
Lxc.pt or u, c|iu|, 1i|.tau ac.'
As| u. |.r. l'u rou aud l ou't |av. au aus.r. l ..l l
u.v.r r.all, |.loug.d au,|.r., u.v.r r.all, |ad a |ou.. l as |oru iu
Mauali, |ut u, par.uts liv. iu iaruata|a. liuis|iug u, sc|ooliug iu
to di.r.ut sc|ools iu iiuac|al irad.s|, u, urt|.r studi.s too| u.
to Madras, lada|| aud Muu|ai. M, sist.rs ar. iu \arauasi |ut u,
|rot|.rs ar. iu D|arausala. M, l.gistratiou C.rtiicat. u, p.ruit to
sta, iu ludia stat.s t|at l'u a or.igu.r r.sidiug iu ludia aud u, citi-
z.us|ip is 1i|.tau. iut 1i|.t as a uatiou do.s uot .atur. au,|.r. ou
t|. orld political uap. l li|. to sp.a| iu 1i|.tau, |ut pr..r to rit. iu
Luglis|, l li|. to siug iu iiudi |ut u, tuu. aud acc.ut ar. all roug.
Lv.r, ouc. iu a |il., sou.ou. al|s up aud d.uauds to |uo |.r. l
cou. rou... M, d.iaut aus.r 1i|.tau" rais.s uor. t|au just t|.ir
.,.|ros... l'u |ou|ard.d it| qu.stious aud stat.u.uts aud dou|ts
aud s,upat|,. iut uou. o t|.u cau .v.r .upat|is. it| t|. plaiu
siupl. act t|at l |av. uo|.r. to call |ou. aud iu t|. orld at larg.
all l'll .v.r |. is a 'political r.ug..'.
V|.u . .r. c|ildr.u iu a 1i|.tau sc|ool iu iiuac|al
irad.s|, our t.ac|.rs us.d to r.gal. us it| tal.s o 1i|.taus su.riug iu
1i|.t. V. .r. ot.u told t|at . .r. r.ug..s aud t|at . all |or. a
|ig 'l' ou our or.|.ads. lt didu't ua|. uuc| s.us. to us, . oul, is|.d
t|. t.ac|.r ould |urr, up aud iuis| |is tal| aud uot |..p us staudiug
iu t|. |ot suu, it| our oil.d |air. lor a v.r, loug tiu. l siuc.r.l,
|.li.v.d t|at . .r. a sp.cial |iud o p.opl. it| au 'l' ou our or.-
|.ads. V. did loo| di.r.ut rou t|. local ludiau auili.s |o liv.d
arouud our sc|ool caupus, t|. |utc|.r auil, |o |ill.d t.ut,-ou.
s|..p aud goats .v.r, uoruiug |.u t|. goats |l.at.d it| |al-cut
t|roat rou |.|iud t|. slaug|t.r|ous., . us.d to t|ro stou.s at t|. tiu
roo. 1|.r. .r. iv. ot|.r auili.s |o liv.d u.ar|,, t|., ou.d appl.
orc|ards aud s..u.d to .at oul, appl.s iu di.r.ut orus. lu sc|ool .
u.v.r sa uau, p.opl. ot|.r t|au ours.lv.s aud a . lujis .st.ru.rs,
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|o visit.d rou tiu. to tiu.. i.r|aps t|. irst t|iug l l.aru.d at sc|ool
as t|at . .r. r.ug..s aud . didu't |.loug to t|is couutr,.
l au still to r.ad |uupa la|iri's lut.rpr.t.r o Maladi.s.
V|.u s|. spo|. a|out |.r |oo| iu a uagaziu., s|. said t|at |.r .xil.
gr. it| |.r aud t|at s..us to |. |app.uiug it| u. too. lrou t|.
|ol. gauut o r.c.ut iiudi ilus, l as .ag.rl, aitiug or ou. par-
ticular ilu, l.ug.., produc.d aud dir.ct.d |, i Dutta. 1|.r. is a
sc.u. iu t|. uovi. t|at so .loqu.utl, puts ort| our plig|t a at|.r
|ad |roug|t |is auil, rou across t|. |ord.r iuto t|. u.ig||ouriug
couutr, aud is liviug ar rou couorta|l, |ut is a survivor. Lv.uts
ollo ou. at.r auot|.r aud t|.r. cou.s a sc.u. |.r. t|. aut|oriti.s
|old |iu captiv. aud qu.stiou |is id.utit,. i. |r.a|s dou: Va|au
|auara j.ua uus||il |o ga,a t|a, isili,. |uu ,a|au a,., a| ,a|au ||i...
i,a l.ug.. |oua guua| |aiu." lt |ad |.cou. diicult or us to liv.
t|.r.. So . |ad to cou. |.r.. io |.r. too... ls it a criu. to |.
r.ug... 1|. aru, oic.r is duu|ouud.d.
A . uout|s ago a group o 1i|.taus iu i. Yor|, uostl,
,ouugst.rs, ouud t|.us.lv.s iu a diicult situatiou. A 1i|.tau ,out|
|ad di.d aud uo|od, iu t|. group |u. t|. cr.uatiou rit.s. All o t|.u
star.d at .ac| ot|.r. Sudd.ul, t|., ouud t|.us.lv.s too ar aa, rou
|ou..
'...aud u.au|il. t|roug| t|. ,.ars
our uu|uri.d d.ad .at it| us
ollo.d |.|iud t|roug| |.droou doors.'
-A|.ua iA iusia
1i|.tau r.ug..s, li|. ot|.r iuuigrauts rou Asia to t|. V.st,
or| |ard to .aru a liviug iu t|at |ig|l, u.c|auis.d aud coup.titiv.
.uvirouu.ut. Au old uau as t|us v.r, |app, |.u |. got a jo| t|at
ould pa, |iu .uoug| so |. ouldu't |. a |urd.u ou |is auil,'s scarc.
r.sourc.s. i. as put iu c|arg. o pr.ssiug a |uttou |.u.v.r t|.r. as
a |..p. i. ouud it auusiug doiug t|at trivial t|iug t|roug|out t|. da,.
i. sat t|.r. all da, it| a rosar, iu |is |aud, sotl, uuruuriug |is
pra,.rs. O cours., |. pr.ss.d t|. |uttou r.ligiousl, |.u.v.r t|.r. as
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t|. |..p orgiv. |iu, o| lord, or |. |u. uot |at |. as doiug. A
. da,s lat.r, out o curiosit,, |. as|.d |is co-or|.r |at t|. |uttou
as or. i. as told t|at .v.r, tiu. |. pr.ss.d t|. |uttou, |. cut t|.
u.c| o a c|ic|.u. i. iuu.diat.l, l.t t|. jo|.
lu Octo|.r 2000 t|. orld as tuu.d iu to t|. S,du., Ol,u-
pics. lu t|. |ost.l, ou D-da, . .r. all glu.d to t|. 1\ s.t .ag.r or t|.
op.uiug c.r.uou, to |.giu. iala, iuto t|. .v.ut l r.alis.d t|at l
couldu't s.. cl.arl, au,uor. aud u, ac. .lt .t. l as cr,iug. io, it
asu't t|. act t|at l d.arl, is|.d l as iu S,du.,, or t|. spl.udour o
t|. atuosp|.r., or t|. spirit o t|. gau.s. l tri.d |ard to .xplaiu to
t|os. arouud u.. iut t|., couldu't uud.rstaud, couldu't .v.u |.giu to
uud.rstaud... |o could t|.,. 1|., |.loug to a uatiou. 1|., |av. u.v.r
|ad to couc.iv. o its loss, t|., |av. u.v.r |ad to cr, or t|.ir couutr,.
1|., |.loug.d aud |ad a spac. o t|.ir ou, uot oul, ou t|. orld uap
|ut also iu t|. Ol,upic Gau.s. 1|.ir couutr,u.u could uarc| proudl,,
couid.ut o t|.ir uatioualit,, iu t|.ir uatioual dr.ss aud it| t|.ir
uatioual lag l,iug |ig|. l as so |app, or t|.u.
'iig|t cou.s dou, |ut ,our stars ar. uissiug'
i.ruda spo|. or u. |.u l as sil.ut, drou.d iu t.ars. ui-
.tl, atc|iug t|. r.st o t|. s|o l as |.av, aud |r.at|l.ss. 1|., tal|.d
a|out |ord.rl.ssu.ss aud |uildiug |rot|.r|ood t|roug| t|. spirit o
sports. lrou t|. couort o |ou. t|., tal|.d a|out couiug tog.t|.r
or ou. |uuauit, aud d.,iug |ord.rs. V|at cau l, a r.ug.., tal| a|out
.xc.pt t|. is| to go |ac| |ou..
iou. or u. is r.al. lt is t|.r., |ut l au v.r, ar rou it. lt is
t|. |ou. u, graudpar.uts aud par.uts l.t |.|iud iu 1i|.t. lt is t|.
vall., iu |ic| u, iopo-la aud Mouo-la |ad t|.ir aru aud lots o
,a|s, |.r. u, par.uts pla,.d |.u t|., .r. c|ildr.u. M, par.uts uo
liv. iu a r.ug.. caup iu iaruata|a. 1|., ar. giv.u a |ous. aud laud to
till. 1|., gro uaiz., t|.ir auuual ,i.ld. l visit t|.u ouc. .v.r, coupl.
o ,.ars or a s|ort vacatiou. Duriug u, sta,, l ot.u as| t|.u a|out
our |ou. iu 1i|.t. 1|., t.ll u. o t|at at.ul da,, |.u t|., .r.
pla,iug iu t|. lus| gr..u pastur.s o t|. C|augt|aug, |il. graziug t|.ir
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,a|s aud s|..p, |o t|., |ad to pac| up aud l.. t|. villag.. Lv.r,ou.
as l.aviug t|. villag. aud t|.r. as |us|.d tal| t|at t|. C|iu.s. .r.
|illiug .v.r,|od, ou t|.ir a, iu. Mouast.ri.s .r. |.iug |ou|.d, ro|-
|.r, raupaut, .v.r,t|iug as iu c|aos. Suo|. could |. s..u rou dis-
taut villag.s aud t|.r. .r. scr.aus iu t|. uouutaius. V|.u t|., actu-
all, l.t t|.ir villag. t|., |ad to tr.| t|roug| t|. iiuala,as aud t|.u to
ludia, aud t|., .r. oul, c|ildr.u. lt as .xcitiug |ut it as .arul too.
lu ludia, t|., or|.d as uouutaiu road coustructiou la|our.rs
iu Masuuari, iir, iullu, aud Mauali. 1|. orld's |ig|.st str.tc| o
u.tall.d road, ruuuiug |uudr.ds o |ilou.t.rs rou Mauali to lada||,
as |uilt |, t|. 1i|.taus. M, par.uts t.ll u. t|at |uudr.ds o 1i|.taus
|o cau. across iuto ludia di.d iu t|os. irst . uout|s. 1|., could
uot |.ar t|. |.at o suuu.r, aud t|. uousoou caug|t t|.u iu poor
|.alt|. iut t|. caup liv.d ou aud |ad uau, s|its aloug t|. road.
Sou.|.r. aloug t|at jouru.,, at a roadsid., l as |oru iu a ua|.s|it
t.ut. V|o |ad tiu. to r.cord a c|ild's |irt| |.u .v.r,ou. as tir.d
aud |uugr,." u, uot|.r sa,s |.u l as| or u, |irt|da,. lt as oul,
|.u l as aduitt.d iuto a sc|ool t|at l as giv.u a dat. o |irt|. At
t|r.. di.r.ut oic.s t|r.. di.r.ut r.cords .r. uad., uo l |av.
t|r.. dat.s o |irt|. l |av. u.v.r c.l.|rat.d u, |irt|da,.
1|. uousoou is .lcou. to our aru, |ut uot to our |ous..
1|. ort,-,.ar-old til.d roo drips, aud iu t|. |ous. . g.t to or|
plautiug v.ss.ls aud |uc|.ts, spoous aud glass.s, coll.ctiug t|. |ouut, o
t|. raiu gods, |il. ia-la cliu|s outo t|. roo tr,iug to ill t|. gaps
aud r.plac. t|. |ro|.u til.s. ia-la u.v.r t|iu|s a|out r.vaupiug t|.
|ol. roo usiug sou. good as|.stos s|..ts. i. sa,s, Soou . ill go
|ac| to 1i|.t. 1|.r. . |av. our ou |ou.." Our cos|.d |as s..u sou.
r.pairs, t|. t|atc| is r.-laid auuuall, aud old oru-iu.st.d ood.u
pol.s aud rau.s ar. r.plac.d.
V|.u t|. 1i|.taus irst s.ttl.d iu iaruata|a, t|., d.cid.d to
gro oul, papa,as aud sou. v.g.ta|l.s. 1|., said t|at, it| t|. |l.ssiugs
o iis ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua, it ouldu't ta|. uor. t|au t.u ,.ars to
r.turu to 1i|.t. iut uo .v.u t|. guava tr..s ar. old aud it|.r.d. 1|.
uaugo s..ds t|., duup.d iu t|. |ac| ,ard ar. |.ariug ruits. Cocouut
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tr..s ar. |rus|iug s|ould.rs it| our .xil. |ous.. Old ol|s |as| iu t|.
suu driu|iug c|aug or |utt.r t.a, c|attiug a|out t|. good old da,s iu
1i|.t it| t|.ir pra,.r |..ls iu t|.ir |auds, |il. t|. ,ouugst.rs ar.
scatt.r.d all ov.r t|. orld, stud,iug, or|iug. 1|is aitiug s..us to |.
r.d.iuiug .t.ruit,.
'uou., plauts cr.pt iu t|roug| t|. iudo,
our |ous. s..us to |av. grou roots,
t|. .uc.s |av. grou iuto a juugl.,
uo |o cau l t.ll u, c|ildr.u
|.r. . cau. rou.'
l r.c.utl, u.t a ri.ud o uiu., Daa, iu D|arausala. i. |ad
.scap.d to ludia a coupl. o ,.ars ago at.r |.iug r..d rou a C|iu.s.
prisou. i. spo|. to u. a|out |is prisou .xp.ri.uc.s. iis |rot|.r, a
uou|, as arr.st.d or puttiug up 'lr.. 1i|.t' post.rs aud, |.u tor-
tur.d iu prisou, it as |. |o spill.d t|. |.aus ou Daa. Daa as
iuprisou.d it|out trial or our |uudr.d aud t.ut, to da,s. i. as
t|.u oul, t.ut,-six. Daa |ad |..u or|iug uud.r C|iu.s. |ur.au-
crac, or quit. sou. tiu.. i. as ta|.u to i.ijiug rou 1i|.t or
orual .ducatiou .arl, iu li. aud still |. laug|s at C|iua's ..|l. .-
orts to iudoctriuat. t|.ir id.as aud |.li.s o Couuuuisu aud its a,
o li. ou 1i|.taus. 1|au|ull,, iu |is cas. t|. C|iu.s. .orts didu't
|.ar ruit.
1o ,.ars ago, a clos. sc|ool-ri.ud r.c.iv.d a l.tt.r t|at put
|iu iu t|. uost diicult situatiou o |is li.. 1|. l.tt.r, rou |is uucl.,
said t|at |is par.uts, |o .r. iu 1i|.t, |ad got p.ruissiou or a pil-
griuag. to i.pal or to uout|s. 1as|i, at.r coll.ctiug |is |rot|.r
rou D|arausala, .ut to i.pal to u..t t|.ir par.uts |ou t|., |ad
uot s..u siuc. t|.ir .scap. to ludia t.ut, ,.ars ago. i.or. l.aviug,
1as|i rot. to u., '1suudu., l dou't |uo |.t|.r l s|ould r.joic. t|at
l au iuall, goiug to u..t u, par.uts or cr, |.caus. l cau't r.u.u|.r
|o u, par.uts loo|.d... l as oul, a c|ild |.u l as s.ut to ludia
it| u, uucl., aud it's t.ut, ,.ars uo.' l.c.utl,, |. r.c.iv.d auot|.r
l.tt.r rou |is uucl. iu i.pal. lt said t|at |is uot|.r |ad pass.d aa,
iu 1i|.t a uout| ago.
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l sa t|. G.ruaus s|.d t.ars o jo, |.u |ro|.u auili.s rou
t|. Last aud t|. V.st iuall, u.t aud |ugg.d .ac| ot|.r ov.r t|. |ro|.u
all. 1|. ior.aus ar. |riuuiug it| t.ars o jo, as t|. |ord.r t|at
divid.d t|.ir couutr, iuto iort| aud Sout| is iuall, u.ltiug. l .ar t|.
|ro|.u auili.s o 1i|.t ill u.v.r r.joiu. M, graudpar.uts' |rot|.rs
aud sist.rs .r. l.t |.|iud iu 1i|.t. M, iopo-la pass.d aa, a . ,.ars
ago, ill u, Mouo-la .v.r g.t to s.. |.r |rot|.rs aud sist.rs agaiu. Vill
. |. tog.t|.r t|.r. so t|at s|. cau s|o u. our |ou. aud our aru.
iot. - 1|is .ssa, ou t|. Outloo|-iicador iou-lictiou Coup.titiou 2001. 1|.
judg.s said t|., pic|.d it or t|. touc|iug siuplicit, it| |ic| t|. rit.r .xplaius
t|. trag.d, o |.iug a 1i|.tau iu t|is orld, aud, iu a a,, t|. paiu o all r.ug..s
across t|. orld."
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Ouc., as a c|ild, u, par.uts l.t u. it| u, graudpar.uts
|il. t|., .ut or a uovi. to t|. u.xt villag.. 1|., said l ouldu't |.
a|l. to al| |ac| |ou. iu t|. uig|t. So l |ro|. t|. auil, at.r pot.
M, iut.utiou as t|at o a prot.st rat|.r t|au to cr.at. a saup iu t|.
|itc|.u.
last uout| Z|u lougji, ir.ui.r o t|. i.opl.'s l.pu|lic o
C|iua, visit.d ludia. lor u. t|. iig irot|.r o u, .u.u, couutr, |ad
cou. strolliug u.ar|,. l aut.d to t.ll |iu iu |is ac. G.t out o u,
couutr,", aud t|. |.st a, to do t|at as to scr.au. l cliu|.d t|.
scaoldiug aud r.ac|.d t|. 14t| loor o t|. O|.roi 1o.rs |.r. Z|u
as addr.ssiug a cou.r.uc. o ludiau diplouats aud |usiu.ss t,coous.
lrou t|.r. l uuurl.d t|. 1i|.tau iatioual llag, a r.d |auu.r |ic|
r.ad 'llLL 1liL1', luug iu t|. air S00 l.al.ts r.asouiug |, t|.
prot.st, aud s|out.d slogaus. lu uo tiu., curtaius .r. rais.d aud .v.r,
iudo ou t|. .utir. loor |ad C|iu.s. ac.s loo|iug at u.. l as proud
to av. t|. 1i|.tau iatioual lag at t|.u. 1|at ou. uou.ut is ort| it
all. luc|il, l dropp.d t|. id.a to slap Z|u iu t|. cou.r.uc. roou.
lat.r l rot. t|is |il. iu polic. custod,:
'i. as tall
arus a|iu|o
li|. t|. Lv.r.st
l cliu|.d t|. Lv.r.st
aud l as tall.r
u, |auds r..'
1|. polic. .r. s,upat|.tic to t|. caus.. Mor. so or t|.ir
|.u.it. 1|., |u. t|at ouc. 1i|.t |.cou.s lud.p.ud.ut t|., u..du't
|ot|.r a|out diicult prot.st.rs li|. u. aud t|. ou. la|| 1i|.tau r.u-
g..s ould go |ac| to 1i|.t. Vit| t|at, a |.tt.r prouis. is t|at t|.
ludiau |ord.r aloug t|. iiuala,as ill |. sa.. lt as oul, at.r t|.
C|iu.s. occupatiou o 1i|.t iu 1949 t|at ludia cau. to s|ar. |ord.rs
it| C|iua or t|. irst tiu. iu |istor,. Ou. polic. oic.r said, V.
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uust or| tog.t|.r."
1|. 1i|.tau r..dou struggl. iu .xil. |as |..u uor. s,u|olic
t|au couroutatioual as iu 1i|.t. lu t|. past ort, ,.ars all . |av. |..u
a|l. to ac|i.v. is pr.s.utiug t|. r.al 1i|.t as a couutr, |.r. r.al p.opl.
o l.s| aud |lood liv. it| t|. sau. capacit, to ..l paiu aud aug.r.
V. |av. |..u a|l. to d.u,sti, 1i|.t rou t|. clic|.d uotiou o 1i|.t
as S|augri-la, |.r. lauas al| to iuc|.s o t|. grouud.
iut t|. r..dou struggl. s..us to |av. stopp.d groiug rou
t|. z.uit| o s,upat|, . r.ac|.d |.u iis ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua
r.c.iv.d t|. io|.l iriz. or i.ac. iu 1989. Lv.r siuc. t|. 1i|.tau Gov-
.ruu.ut-iu-Lxil. start.d d.aliug it| C|iua rou 1979, t|. 1i|.tau
r..dou struggl. stopp.d |.iug a uass uov.u.ut. Lul.ss it |.cou.s a
po.rul uass uov.u.ut, l dou't |.li.v. t|. .xil. gov.ruu.ut cau r.gaiu
r..dou or 1i|.t dr.auiug o dialogu. it| C|iua. lt's |..u t|irt,
,.ars, aud all . r.c.iv.d is a s.t o uuacc.pta|l. pr.-couditious to
cousid.r or tal|s."
M, ri.uds |o cau. rou 1i|.t r.c.utl, sa, t|at it is |ard to
iud trustort|, ri.uds iu 1i|.t t|.s. da,s. Lv.r, ot|.r p.rsou ua, |.
au iuoru.r or t|. C|iu.s.. 1|., |is| aa, activists iu t|. cov.r o
uig|t aud t|.ir d.ad |odi.s r.surac. ou t|. outs|irts o tou. Sou. ar.
|.at.u to paral,sis. Au, att.upt to as| or |asic |uuau rig|ts is s,uou,-
uous it| att.uptiug suicid.. 1i|.taus ar. a uiuorit, iu t|.ir ou
couutr,. A cloud o t.rror aud oppr.ssiou loous larg. ov.r 1i|.t.
io, to raila, liu.s ar. |.iug laid rou uort|.ast.ru 1i|.t
to l|asa. 1|is ill lood 1i|.t it| C|iu.s. aud t|., ill draiu t|.
r.sourc.s, t|. roo o t|. orld ill tott.r uud.r its .cological iu|al-
auc.. Soou t|. Gauga, ira|uaputra, ludus, Yaugtz. aud M.|oug ill
lo it| |lood aud corps.s. 1|. |.av, |uild-up o arus aud uucl.ar
uissil. |as.s iu 1i|.t couldu't |av. |..u couc.iv.d iu i.ijiug to us.
agaiust uuaru.d 1i|.taus.
A g.u.ral apat|, ov.r 1i|.t aud t|is uou-actiou 'uou-viol.ut
r..dou struggl.' is slol, |illiug t|. uov.u.ut. 1|oug| .xotic 1i|.t
s.lls iu t|. V.st, t|.r. ar. |ardl, au, ta|.rs |.u it cou.s to tac|liug t|.
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r.al issu.. 1|. issu. is lud.p.ud.uc..
As l rit. t|is pag., l |.ar t|at iis ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua
|as call.d o t|. ialac|a|ra r.ligious .stival du. to |is ill |.alt|. l au
|app, t|at uor. t|au ou. la|| 1i|.taus |av. |..u disappoiut.d. Sud-
d.ul, t|. c.utr. uov.d, t|. p.rip|.r, is uus.ttl.d aud uo t|., |av. to
r.adjust. lor uau, it is a a|.-up call to a ors. situatiou lur|iug
a|.ad.
1|. u.xt t.ut, ,.ars is a crucial p.riod or 1i|.t. 1|is ill s..
t|. at. o 1i|.t d.cid.d: li. or d.at|. Ouc. t|. c.utr. disapp.ars t|.
p.rip|.r, ill |. t|rou iuto c|aos. 1|. 'uou-viol.ut aud p.ac.ul 1i-
|.taus' ill ua|. ou. last d.sp.rat. act to surviv. as a p.opl., as a civi-
lizatiou. io viol.ut ill it |..
1|. v.r, uatur. o t|. 1i|.tau pro|l.u is political, aud it |as
to |av. a political solutiou. V. ar. grat.ul to ludia or |at.v.r |.lp
aud support s|. .xt.ud.d to us, |ut i t|. 1i|.tau pro|l.u |as to |.
solv.d s|. s|ould support t|. r..dou struggl..
Y.st.rda, ludia .ll or C|iua |.u Mao Z.doug cau. it|
'ri.uds|ip ti.s,' scr.auiug iiudi-C|iui-i|ai-i|ai," |ut lat.r t|.,
|ac|sta||.d ludia iu 1962. iriu. Miuist.r i.|ru couldu't it|staud
t|. s|oc|. 1oda, Z|u lougji is .xt.udiug '.cououic ti.s', scr.auiug
iiudi-iu,-iu,-C|iui".
V. |av. |uou t|. C|iu.s. or loug as a diicult u.ig||our.
V. |uo . ar. ig|tiug a losiug |attl., it| t|. orld giv.u up ou us.
V. ua, p.ris|, |ut or ludia it ill l.av. a cauc.rous ouud aloug its
3,S00 |u p.ruau.ut |ord.r it| C|iua.
Vill ludia a|. up to t|is r.alit,. lt is tiu. . or|.d to-
g.t|.r or t|. lud.p.ud.uc. o 1i|.t aud or a sa. aud s.cur. |ord.r
or ludia.
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A l, sat ou a cruu| o co duug |.iug carri.d aa, |, t|. raiuat.r
loiug dou t|. str..t. 1|. str.aul.t too| it to t|. .ud o t|. villag.
|.r. a stupa stood. 1|. str.aul.t t|.u .ut arouud t|. |ol, structur.
ta|iug t|. l, ou a circuuau|ulatiou aud iuall, joiu.d iuto a u.ar|,
tri|utar,. 1|. l, as |oru iuto a |uuau |.iug iu its u.xt li., |l.ss.d
it| au opportuuit, to |.ar t|. ords o t|. iudd|a. 1|us a scriptur.
sa,s.
D|arausala. lat. D.c.u|.r. lt |as |..u suoiug or a .
da,s uo. 1|.r.'s a c|ill iu t|. air .v.u t|oug| it's a suuu, at.ruoou
toda,. 1|. suu |as just p..p.d out rou |.|iud t|. clouds at Mcl.od
Gauj |.u 1as|i st.ps out iuto t|. str..t.
ior.d o sta,iug at |ou., |. |as cou. out or al|. iis lau-
guid stroll ta|.s |iu to t|. .ud o t|. ro o s|ops aud stalls. 1|.r. |.
|uups iuto i,iua .ariug au old |laz.r, s|a|.s |is |aud, aud 1as|i
sa,s, ii i,iua-la."
i,iua, iu r.pl,, as|s |iu liug||or do g,a." Vaut to go or a circu-
uau|ulatiou.
1as|i r.pli.s Do ii M.u|.." io uau.
i. strolls iuto t|. Mcl.od Gauj str..ts, |lissull, o|livious to
t|. uass o di.r.ut ar.s ou sal., t|. cosuopolitau crod, uau.s o
s|ops iu Luglis|, iiudi, 1i|.tau, iuuja|i, 1i|.tau uusic iu t|. |ac|-
grouud as .ll as t|. uatural souuds o a |ustliug suall tou t|at as
D|arausala. 1as|i couldu't |av. |..u uor. t|au t.ut,-iv. ,.ars old.
i. |as au attitud. t,pical o |is ag. t|at s|iu.s ou |is ac.. i. is a
graduat., |ut still it|out a solid |old ov.r |is car..r. 1oda, |. is .ar-
iug |lu. j.aus aud a |lac| aud r.d strip.d jac|.t. 1|. dirt aud isp,
patc|.s aud draiugs ou |is j.aus s|o t|at |is par.uts ar.u't at |ou..
1as|i as just s.ttiug oot outo t|. t.upl. road |.u au Old
Mau pass.s |,. 1as|i c|.c|s |is atc|, loo|s |ac| iuto t|. str..t, aud
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coutiuu.s to uov. ou. i. studi.s a vacaut spot a|ov. a groc.r, stor.
u.ar iaug,al Mouast.r,, u..ts aupa t|.r., iuquir.s a|out igodup
aud Saluau. aupa as aitiug or |is girlri.ud, Dolua. 1oda, t|.
t.as|op |.r. t|., usuall, pla, carou is s|ut. 1|is is turuiug iuto a
particularl, |oriug da, 1as|i t|iu|s. i. al|s dou t|. slop.. Soou |.
as .ut.riug t|. liug||or pat|.
A strip o coal-tar pat| go.s iudiug iuto t|. oods, piu.s,
spruc., oa|s aud r|odod.udrous staud auoug t|. |us|.s. 1|. uarro
pat| go.s arouud t|. gr..u |ill at its aist li|. a |.lt. Ou t|. top o t|.
|ill is t|. r.sid.uc. o iis ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua, |is .xil. |ous..
i.opl. al| cloc|is. arouud t|. liug||or, just as t|., us.d to do
arouud t|. iotala ,.ars |ac| iu l|asa.
1as|i is uo .ujo,iug t|. aru at.ruoou suu. Aud rou t|.
liug||or pat| |. s..s t|. plaius o t|. iaugra \all., laid op.u iu rout
o |iu li|. t|. liu.s ou |is palu. i.|iud |iu stauds t|. D|aulad|ar
raug., suo-cov.r.d p.a|s staudiug s|ould.r-to-s|ould.r agaiust t|. |lu.
s|, paiut.d it| |alls o sit |it. clouds. 1|.r. ar. patc|.s o suo
ou t|. roadsid. as |. al|s. i. pass.s |, a |.ap o carv.d slat.s, roc|s
carv.d it| OM MAil iADML iLM paiut.d iu t|. iv. .l.u.utal
colours: |lu., |it., r.d, gr..u aud ,.llo.
V|.u 1as|i cou.s to t|. uaui-.ugrav.r |. stops to loo| at t|.
cratsuau iu actiou. i. atc|.s a ull 'OM' |.iug carv.d ou a slat..
1|.r. as a straug. satisactiou ou |is ac. |.u t|. stou. .ugrav.r
sig|.d at t|. iuis|iug o t|at sacr.d iuscriptiou. 1|. old .ugrav.r glauc.s
|ac| to ac|uol.dg. t|. pr.s.uc. o |is ,ouug audi.uc.. lsu't it cold,
po-la." 1as|i as|s, r.l.asiug a cloud o vapour it| |is ords. l.ttiug
|is c|is.l aud littl. uall.t all to t|. grouud, t|. .ugrav.r r.pli.s, lu
1i|.t, it suos as |ig| as ,our |.ig|t," raisiug |is l.t |aud iu t|. air iu
au att.upt to iudicat. a gr.at |.ig|t. i. t|.u pic|s up |is tools agaiu.
Vit|out a ord 1as|i r.suu.s |is stroll. 1|. old .ugrav.r, loo|iug cou-
c.ru.d, atc|.s 1as|i as |. al|s aa,.
A littl. a, urt|.r, |. s..s t|. Old Mau |o |ad pass.d |,
|iu iu Mcl.od Gauj, uoviug slol, aid.d |, a al|iug stic|. i. is
|.ut slig|tl, rou t|. aist, |ut |is gait is t|at o a |.alt|, uau it| a
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stroug p.rsist.ut ill. iis c|u|a is o |lac| uau|u aud go.s .ll it|
t|. pair o zoupa t|at |.'s .ariug. lu |is l.t |aud |. carri.s a pra,.r
|..l, |.caus. o |ic| |. s..us to |. cov.riug t|. |ol. |r.adt| o
t|. tiu, liug||or pat|. 1as|i, it|out t|. |uol.dg. o t|. Old Mau,
as tr,iug to gaiu a littl. spac. iu t|. pat| rou |.|iud aud ov.rta|.
|iu. i. tri.s rou t|. l.t, |ut stops |.caus. |. uig|t |it t|. Old Mau's
pra,.r |..l. i. tri.s rou t|. rig|t, |ut t|. Old Mau's al|iug stic|
loo|s too uust.ad, |.u.v.r it |its t|. uarro tar road.
1as|i s..s t|. pat| ruuuiug ov.r a draiu. i. quic|l, uov.s to
t|. l.t aud it|out distur|iug t|. Old Mau |. zips past |iu. 1|. Old
Mau iuu.diat.l, quips: lu a |urr, ,ouug uau." 1as|i turus to loo|
|ac| aud t|.u, it|out a ord, coutiuu.s to al| a|.ad. 1|. Old Mau
stops |, a uouud o uauis aud sa,s sou. pra,.rs, closiug |is .,.s. i.
could |. au,|.r. arouud sixt, to s.v.ut, ,.ars old. 1|.r. ar. raviu.s o
riu|l.s ou t|. Old Mau's ac.. iis |it. aud gr., |air, plait.d iuto
to, |uri.s iuto |is ooll.u s|ullcap. A suall p|otograp| o t|. Dalai
laua is piuu.d ou t|. cap. iis rosar, |augs rou |is u.c| |.u |.
|.uds orard to touc| |is or.|.ad to t|. paiut.d iuag. o a d.it, ou
a |ug. roc| ou t|. a,sid..
At.r a s|arp turu iu t|. pat| |. s..s t|. ,ouug uau ta|iug a
r.st at t|. roadsid.. 1|. Old Mau loo|s at |is ac. aud t.as.s: 1ir.d
alr.ad,. lt's a loug a, to go ,ouug uau." At.r a t|oug|t |. sa,s,
aluost iu au a|usiv. tou., 1|. ,ouugst.rs t|.s. da,s ar. good or uot|-
iug, |iliug aa, t|.ir tiu. aud t|.ir par.uts' uou.,." 1as|i do.su't li|.
it aud auts to aus.r. i. g.ts up slol, aud al|s clos. |.|iud t|. Old
Mau.
\.r, irritat.d aud augr, it| |is critic, 1as|i sp.s out t|. irst
t|iug t|at cou.s to |is uiud You .r. t|. p.opl. |o gav. aa, our
couutr, iuto t|. |auds o t|. C|iu.s.." i. p..rs iuto t|. Old Mau's
ac.. 1as|i |ad just aut.d to |lurt it out o aug.r |ut uot r.all, it|
t|. iut.utiou o |urtiug t|. Old Mau. 1|. Old Mau, ou |is part is
coupos.d |ut loo|s v.r, |urt. i. stops iu t|. uiddl. o t|. pat|. 1as|i,
|.caus. |. is olloiug clos. |.|iud, is orc.d to stop too. 1|. Old Mau
studi.s 1as|i's ac., pictur.d agaiust t|. suo uouutaius, cold aud s|iu-
u.riug, aud sa,s, l u, sou |ad |..u aliv. |. ould |av. |..u old.r
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t|au ,ou. iut |. di.d ig|tiug t|. C|iu.s.. i. di.d iu u, lap." 1|. Old
Mau t|uu|s |is c|.st. lt's a loug stor,. You t.ll u. |at ,ou |av. dou.
or 1i|.t up to uo." 1|. Old Mau as|s iu a st.ru, iut.rrogatiug tou..
1as|i, iu |is turu, |oasts o t|. 1i|.t caupaigus |. orgauiz.d
iu coll.g. it| |is ludiau ri.uds. i. giv.s .xaupl.s o prot.st ralli.s |.
|as ta|.u part iu, .x|i|itious o 1i|.tau cultur. |.'s orgauiz.d, |uug.r
stri|.s |.'s sat or, |ut at.r a |il. |. ..ls |.'s souudiug a littl. |ollo
iu rout o t|. Old Mau. 1|.r.'s a loug, uu.as, sil.uc. |.t..u t|.u.
1as|i loo|s at t|. to u.u aciug .ac| ot|.r iu t|. lat. at.ruoou
s|ado all.u ou t|. p.||l.s ou t|. roadsid.. 1|.u |. as|s, V|ic|
part o i|au ar. ,ou rou." 1as|i gu.ss.s corr.ctl, t|at t|. Old Mau
is rou i|au rou |is acc.ut.
1|. Old Mau is uo al|iug st.p-|,-st.p, uarratiug stori.s o
|o t|. C|iu.s. irst cau. iuto 1i|.t. 1|us, d..p iu couv.rsatiou t|.
to u.u .ut.r t|. l|ag,al li ar.a. 1|., ar. so iuu.rs.d iu .ac| ot|.r
t|at t|., aluost |.cou. a part o t|. .utir. liug||or structur., stupas,
pra,.r lags, liu.s o pra,.r |..ls aud ot|.r d.vot..s al|iug, aud t|.
stor,t.lliug coutiuu.s it| t|. distiuct voic. o t|. Old Mau riugiug
loud aud cl.ar. 1|., ollo ou. auot|.r iu s.ttiug t|. liu.s o pra,.r
|..ls iustall.d ou t|. all spiuuiug. 1|.r. ar. ot|.r p.opl. prostratiug
at t|. stupas, t,iug colourul pra,.r lags to t|. tr..s. Sou. old ol|s ar.
sittiug iu t|. raiu s|.lt.r doiug t|.ir pra,.rs.
As t|. to u.u cliu| t|. st.ps toards t|. iald.u l|auo
stupa t|.r. is uo couv.rsatiou. lu rout o t|. loc|.d iudo, |.r.iu
t|. prot.ctor d.it, is |.pt, t|., staud straig|t. 1|.ir ac.s loo| s.r.u.
.,.s s|ut iu d..p r.v.r.uc. aud pra,.r, t|.ir |auds old.d at t|. c|.st.
1as|i ala,s |as ..r pra,.rs to sa, aud is ast.r at prostratious t|au
t|. Old Mau, iuis|.s irst |ut stauds asid. aud aits or t|. Old Mau
to iuis|.
1|., cliu| dou rou t|. iald.u l|auo stupa tog.t|.r agaiust
a |ac|drop o a uaz. o pra,.r lags criss-crossiug ou t|. |ill |.|iud
t|.u. 1as|i atc|.s t|. uust.ad, st.ps o t|. Old Mau |ut do.su't o|vi-
ousl, .xt.ud |is |aud to support |iu. 1|. Old Mau is uarratiug ,.t
auot|.r iucid.ut, |ut |. oul, sa,s ou. ord or ou. st.p.
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As t|., al| past auot|.r liu. o pra,.r |..ls ou t|. rig|t
sid., t|. Old Mau is |.ard sa,iug: l as u.ar a riv.r qu.uc|iug u,
t|irst it| u, sou aud .llo arriors it| t|.ir |ors.s. 1|at da,," |.
d.uoustrat.s |, raisiug |is iug.r it| t|. al|iug stic|, V. |ill.d t.u
C|iu.s., l.t uau, o t|.u |adl, ouud.d |.ggiug or u.rc,, aud .
loot.d .uoug| ood aud auuuuitiou to last or to ..|s. Our iu-
oru.r said t|at a suall group o C|iu.s. .r. statiou.d |.|iud t|.
|ill, aitiug to g.t uuit.d iuto a |igg.r group o t|. C|iu.s. aru, t|.
u.xt da,.
1|at uig|t," |. coutiuu.s |is uarratiou, . rod. or sou.-
tiu., aud as . approac|.d t|. caup rou a distauc., . trott.d." 1|.
Old Mau is uo ridiug |is al|iug stic|, t|.r. is t.up.r iu |is voic. aud
|is ac. glos |il. tr,iug to r.cr.at. t|. draua to t|is ,ouug uau. V.
cr.pt," |. said |.udiug outo |is |u..s, dir.ctiug 1as|i to duc|. 1|., ar.
uo cliu|iug a suall slop. .st o t|. liug||or. 1|. Old Mau is
gaspiug it| .xcit.u.ut |aviug to cliu| t|. slop. ou |is al|iug stic|,
s.atiug prous.l,.
As t|., u.ar t|. top o t|. slop. t|., ar. |at|.d iu t|. lig|t o
t|. s.ttiug suu. 1|. Old Mau iu |is uarratiou |as uo r.ac|.d t|. door
o t|. C|iu.s. |id.out. i. ta|.s o |is s|ull cap aud as|s 1as|i to |old
it, |is pra,.r |..l too. i. uo |as |is al|iug stic| across |is aist as
a sord. 1|.u |. scr.aus, il iL iL. V. .ut.r.d" t|. Old Mau iu-
orus 1as|i as au asid.. i. rais.s |is sord |ig| up iu t|. s|,, agaiust
t|. suo p.a|s, aud |riugs it dou iu a slas|, aud iuu.diat.l, cross.s it
it| auot|.r s|arp slas| slaut.d toards t|. a,sid. |us|. lu |is u.xt
uov., |. luug.s it at 1as|i. Still |oldiug t|. stic| agaiust 1as|i's c|.st, |.
sa,s, V. |ill.d raupautl,."
1|. Old Mau's |raid.d |air |as cou. uudou. iu t|. rout, aud
stra, strauds cov.r |is or.|.ad aud |. loo|s .v.r, |it t|. .arsou.
arrior, p.rspiriug aud gaspiug. Ouc. t|. dust s.ttl.d l ouud u, sou
l,iug dou iu t|. u.xt roou. iis stouac| |ad |..u ripp.d op.u aud |.
as |oldiug |is .utrails iu |is |auds. l support.d |iu iu u, lap, |ut |.
|ad oul, t|. last |r.at| l.t iu |iu. 1|r.. C|iu.s. soldi.rs la, d.ad
|.sid. |iu."
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1|. Old Mau too| |ac| |is pra,.r |..l aud t|. cap rou
1as|i it|out sa,iug a ord. 1|. sord |ad gou. |ac| to poiutiug to-
ards t|. grouud, supportiug t|. Old Mau iu |is al|. 1|.r. is a littl.
uust.adiu.ss iu t|. Old Mau. Y.t |. coutiuu.s, V|.u t|. Au.ricau ag.uts
it|dr. t|.ir support, .v.r,t|iug .ut |a,ir.." i. is uo al|iug slol,,
adjustiug |is cap, tossiug |is loc|s o |air to t|. |ac|. Sil.uc. accoupa-
ui.s t|.u to a u.ar|, |it.as|.d uouud o uaui stou.s.
1|. Old Mau sits ou a roc| |, t|. a,sid., aud 1as|i sits u.xt
to |iu. 1|., ar. uo iu t|. ull glo o t|. a|solut. oraug. o t|.
.v.uiug s|,. 1|. Old Mau sluups |is pra,.r |..l iu |is lap. 1|., oru
a distiuct cut-out sil|ou.tt. agaiust t|. s|,. 1|. Old Mau d.clar.s: V.
u.v.r gav. up. V. ould |av. slit our t|roats i . |ad |..u captur.d
|, t|. C|iu.s.." 1as|i list.us clos.l, to |is old uast.r. liv. ou. da,, |ut
it| diguit, aud r..dou" t|. Old Mau advis.s, it| ou. |aud a|iu|o,
aud t|. ot|.r |oldiug |is stic|. 1|. al|iug stic| stauds tall.
1|. ,ouug uau, u.llo.d li|. a rip. uaugo, list.us. 1|. Old
Mau coutiuu.s to tal| to 1as|i it| a voic. ull o .xp.ctatious, li|.
t|at o a at|.r sp.a|iug to |is sou aud as|iug |iu to |..p up t|.
struggl.. 1as|i grips t|. Old Mau's |auds aud t|. str.ugt| iu |is grip
couorts t|. Old Mau. 1|. Old Mau is uot iuis|.d ,.t. i. aduou-
is|.s 1as|i. 1|at's uot |o ,ou do it," |. sa,s. i. couuauds 1as|i to
g.t up. V. touc| our or.|.ads aud sa, pra,.rs. 1|at's t|. a, it is
dou.." 1|. Old Mau s.usiug t|. |.sitatiou iu 1as|i sa,s, Ma, ,ou
coupl.t. t|. or| l.t iucoupl.t.. Ma, ,ou |. succ.ssul iu t|. struggl.
aud ta|. iis ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua |ac| to a r.. 1i|.t."
1|. Old Mau sa,s |is pra,.rs turuiug toards t|. Dalai laua's
r.sid.uc.. iis or.|.ad |.uds to t|. pra,.r |..l |. is |oldiug iu |is
old.d |auds. As |. sa,s |is pra,.rs iu t|. last o t|. tilig|t, 1as|i
uov.s aa,, slol, vauis|iug iuto t|. cold .v.uiug.
iot. - Origiuall, ritt.u as a ilu script.
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l cau. to Muu|ai to ruu aa, rou t|. 1i|.tau couuuuit,. lu
1997 l |ad gou. to 1i|.t it|out pap.rs aud as arr.st.d |, t|. C|iu.s.
|ord.r polic.. At.r t|r.. uout|s o |.atiugs, |uuiliatiou aud u.utal
tortur. iu prisou l as t|.u t|rou out o 1i|.t. lust.ad o supportiug
u., u, r.lativ.s |ac| iu ludia uagg.d aud scold.d u. or uot iuoru-
iug t|.u |.or. goiug. 1|., ,.ll.d at u. t|at l put t|.u t|roug| a lot
o u.utal str.ss - uot uud.rstaudiug |at l as .xp.ri.uciug |aviug
surviv.d polic. |rutalit, aud iut.rrogatiou or uout|s iu jail.
Muu|ai is uot a t,pical 1i|.tau joiut. 1|.r. ar. littl. uor. t|au
t|irt, 1i|.taus liviug iu t|. cit, doiug odd jo|s li|. or|iug iu r.stau-
rauts, uauuacturiug uoodl.s aud uo ,ouugst.rs iu l1 jo|s. Duriug
iut.r, a|out to |uudr.d 1i|.taus cou. dou to t|. cit, to s.ll s.at-
.rs, at.r to uout|s' sta,, li|. uigrator, |irds t|., r.turu to t|.ir
r.ug.. caups to c.l.|rat. losar, t|. 1i|.tau i. Y.ar o t|. luuar
cal.udar |ic| alls arouud l.|ruar,. 1|. arival o 1i|.tau s.at.r-
s.ll.rs iu Muu|ai is s..u as t|. auuouc.u.ut o iut.r to t|. cit,,
|ic| ot|.ris. |as oul, to s.asous - suuu.r aud t|. raiu, s.asou.
V|.u l cou. dou to iou|a,, laui Mu||.rj.. suil.s at u.
rou |ig ilu prouotiou |oardiugs. lor ordiuar, 1i|.taus iou|a, is
t|. dr.au-li|. l.g.udar, cit, t|., sa iu Auita|| iac|c|au ilus, |ig
cit,, |ig uou., it| a lot o gooudas. lt's also |uou or ioll,ood
actors, so l'u ot.u as|.d to |riug r.al p|otos o Aauir i|au aud
Ais|ar,a lai or t|.u. Av.rag. 1i|.taus still dou't uud.rstaud t|. uss
a|out calliug t|. cit, Muu|ai. So toda, 1i|.taus prououuc. it it| a
Middl.Va,-approac| - 'Muu|a,'.
1|. irst 1i|.taus cau. |.u it as still iou|a,, iu t|. .arl,
19S0s, |.u 1i|.t as also au iud.p.ud.ut couutr,. 1|. 1i|.taus s.ttl.d
iu Darj..liug aud ialiupoug us.d to r.qu.ut t|.ir u.ar|, port cit,,
Calcutta. iut t|r.. 1i|.tau auili.s cau. to iou|a, aloug it| C|i-
u.s. |o |ad ruu aa, rou C|iua at.r t|. 1949 couuuuist r.volu-
tiou. 1|., .r. ri.uds iu uoodl. |usiu.ss.s.
Lv.u toda,, sou. o t|. |.st r.staurauts aud |ot.ls iu Muu|ai
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ta|. uoodl. suppli.s rou t|. cit,'s suall 1i|.tau uoodl. actori.s.
Arouud t.ut, ,ouugst.rs or| as coo|s iu 'C|iu.s.' r.staurauts. iuuga,
ort,, |o |as traiu.d a|out t|irt, 1i|.tau ,ouugst.rs iu t|is trad., as
ouc. aus.riug a jourualist ou t|is appar.ut political coutradictiou.
iis .xplauatiou, Coo|iug is a s|ill, |.t|.r it's 1i|.tau, C|iu.s. or
Sout| ludiau.
1|.r. is t|is l.g.udar, au.cdot. a|out t|. irst 1i|.taus |o
cau. to iou|a,. 1|. stor, sa,s t|at a group o t|.u too| s.ats iu t|.
upp.r stor., o a dou|l. d.c|.r |us. 1|. |us start.d roariug aud as
a|out to uov.. ust t|.u t|. |ol. |uuc| o 1i|.taus cau. rus|iug
doustairs. 1|. couductor as|.d |at as t|. uatt.r. 1|., all s|out.d
iu uuisou, 1|.r.'s uo driv.r up t|.r. |ut t|. |us is uoviug. V|.t|.r
t|is stor, is tru. or uot l dou't |uo, |ut it circulat.s auoug 1i|.taus to
t|is da,. Aud it do.s go to prov. t|at 1i|.taus ar. o|s.rvaut aud ua|.
dou|l, sur. o uatt.rs.
lu t|. cosuopolitau cit, t|at is Muu|ai it's suc| a jo, to tal|
aud laug| iu 1i|.tau. Ou rar. occasious li|. t|. |irt|da, o iis ioli-
u.ss t|. Dalai laua, t|. . 1i|.taus liviug iu Muu|ai ould gat|.r
or siugiug, dauciug aud good 1i|.tau ood. Sou.|od, ould |r.a|
iuto a uouutaiu soug to a |ac|grouud o traic uois. aud ioll,ood
ilu uusic |lariug rou t|. u.ar|, c|al. V. ta|. our 1i|.tau gu.sts
to Mariu. Driv. to s|o t|. .xpaus. o t|. s.a, |il. . traiu u.
arrivals joiuiug us to liv. iu t|. cit, ou t|. Muu|ai local traius duriug
rus| |ours.
As .ll as ruuuiug aa,, l cau. |.r. to do u, urt|.r studi.s.
Aloug it| r.adiug lit.ratur. aud p|ilosop|, at iou|a, Luiv.rsit,'s
ialiua Caupus, it as |.r. l start.d ritiug. l |.gau to u..t .sta|lis|.d
rit.rs aud artists li|. Dou Mora.s, iissiu Az.|i.l, Adil ussaala
aud Aruu iol|at|ar aud got iuspir.d |, t|.ir art aud |o t|., d.alt
it| it. l also l.aru.d uuc| a|out stag. p.roruauc.s, iu. arts aud t|.
|usiu.ss o .x|i|itious, t|. iusid. stori.s o ilu-ua|iug aud a|out
u.dia r.latious.
lt as duriug t|os. ,.ars t|at l or|.d v.r, |ard. l |ad uo
plac. to sta, |.caus. l |ad uo uou.,. l as caupiug out at ri.uds'
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plac.s iu Aud|.ri, iorivli, Cu. iarad., Sautacruz aud Au|oli. Cou-
uutiug to tou rou iorivli, ig|tiug or a oot|old ou t|. \irar-
C|urc|gat. local traiu, as a dail, c|all.ug.. Ouc. l |ad a u.ar-atal
all iu a rus| |our, |ut as surpris.d to r.aliz. t|at l as ig|tiug or
t|. sau. oot|old ou t|. local traiu t|. v.r, u.xt da,. l surviv.d ou
vada-pao or da,s tog.t|.r, aud at. p.auuts at t|. Mariu. Driv. prou-
.uad. |il. ritiug lau.utatious iu v.rs..
At.r au MA rou iou|a, Luiv.rsit, l pu|lis|.d u, irst
|oo| o po.us it| t|. |.lp o u, classuat.s |o c|ipp.d iu to |.ar
t|. cost. V. lat.r sold copi.s iu coll.g.s aud at po.tr, r.adiug s.ssious at
Crossord, irit|vi 1|.atr., iCiA aud t|. io.tr, Circl.. lu 2001, l
ou t|. irst Outloo|-iicador All ludia Lssa, Cout.st, siuc. l as t|.u
liviug iu Muu|ai t|. u.dia r.port.d Muu|ai stud.ut ius .ssa, cou-
t.st. l as |app, to |. acc.pt.d as a Muu|aiit..
l as t|. oul, 1i|.tau ou t|. uuiv.rsit, caupus. l did uiss t|.
coupau, o 1i|.taus, |ut l uad. uau, ludiau ri.uds. lu act, toda,, l
|av. uor. ludiau ri.uds t|au 1i|.taus. l uo liv. up |.r. iu t|.
iiuala,as, at t|. |ill statiou call.d D|arausala, t|. plac. |.r. iis
ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua calls |ou.. l cou. to Muu|ai or a vari.t,
o 1i|.t-r.lat.d or| aud |.u.v.r l cou. dou l |av. a |ost o
ri.uds to u..t. l cau sta, aud .at iu au, plac. iu Muu|ai. l au v.r,
couorta|l. it| t|. Muu|ai uiudscap., lauguag., cultur. aud t|.
c|alta |ai attitud.. Du. to all t|is l ..l at |ou. iu Muu|ai.
Muu|ai is s,upat|.tic to t|. 1i|.t lssu.. lu 2002, |.u C|iua's
iriu. Miuist.r Z|u lougji visit.d t|. cit,, l stag.d a prot.st |, cliu|-
iug up t|. scaoldiug o t|. O|.roi iot.l uo t|. iiltou. lrou t|.
14t| loor l |uug a |auu.r r.adiug lr.. 1i|.t. V. r.c.iv.d iut.rua-
tioual u.dia att.utiou, |ut uot|iug li|. t|. rout pag. cov.rag. iu
Muu|ai aud t|.u t|. pu|lic support. Sudd.ul, iou|a, uad. its uar|
ou t|. uap o t|. 1i|.tau r..dou uov.u.ut. l |ad to sta, iu Cu.
iarad. polic. statiou till lat. t|at uig|t, |ut p.rsouall, t|at as u, uost
u.uora|l. uou.ut iu Muu|ai.
iut it|out ua|iug t|. r..dou uov.u.ut stroug rou it|iu
t|. 1i|.tau couuuuit, its.l, uo auouut o outsid. support ould
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|.lp. lor t|at l u..d.d to |. or|iug it|iu t|. 1i|.tau couuuuit,, so
l uov.d out o Muu|ai, t|oug| oul, p|,sicall,. M, dr.au is to r..
1i|.t rou t|. C|iu.s. occupatiou aud to r.|uild our |ou. t|.r.. 1ill
t|.u l ua, |. au,|.r., |ut l s|all u.v.r |av. a |ou.. l.gall, . ar. a
stat.l.ss p.opl., iucludiug .v.u t|. Dalai laua. iou. |as a v.r, sacr.d
u.auiug to u.. 1ouorro, |.u . r.turu to 1i|.t at.r our iud.p.u-
d.uc. l ill still r.turu to auc|i Muu|ai.
Ouc. l as carr,iug a l.tt.r rou a ri.ud to |is old uot|.r. l
couldu't d.liv.r t|. l.tt.r ou t|. da, o u, arrival. Larl, u.xt uoruiug
l as told |, a ri.ud t|at t|. uot|.r di.d t|. pr.vious uig|t iu |.r
sl..p. S|. as 79. S|. us.d to sp.a| to us ,ouugst.rs a|out |.r li. iu
1i|.t. l sp.ut loug |ours list.uiug to |.r li. stor,. l |.pt ou t.lliug |.r
t|at 1i|.t ould soou |. r.. aud t|at . could all r.turu |ou.. V.
cr.uat.d |.r at t|. pu|lic cr.uatoriuu at C|audau Vadi. 1|. pr.vious
,.ar . |uri.d auot|.r old 1i|.tau, ag.d 80, at t|. Dadar |urial grouud.
V. ar. quic|l, losiug our .ld.r g.u.ratiou |o liv.d iu 1i|.t,
aud itu.ss.d t|. C|iu.s. iuvasiou, so soou t|.r. ill |. uo ou. l.t
auoug us |o |as s..u r.. 1i|.t, |o cau t.ll us a|out li. |.or. t|.
C|iu.s. uarc|.d iu. 1ill . r.gaiu our laud . |av. to |..p passiug ou
our stori.s aud sougs |il. . ar. liviug iu Muu|ai - ar rou our
uouutaiu |ou.s.
D|arausala, auuar, 2006
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A group o a|out to |uudr.d 1i|.taus .r. arr.st.d iu 2002
|il. stagiug a surpris. prot.st ou t|. |ig| str..ts o Muu|ai |.u t|.
t|.u C|iu.s. ir.ui.r Z|u lougji visit.d t|. ludiau |usiu.ss capital. 1|.
polic. statiou as ouud too suall to |ous. t|. 1i|.tau ass.u|l, aud
t|. jail.rs |ad u.v.r s..u so uau, 1i|.taus tog.t|.r. So t|. jail iusp.ctor
as|.d t|. prot.stors |, t|., .r. arr.st.d. loo|iug at t|is as a c|auc.
to v.r|alis. t|.ir gri., t|. 1i|.taus .xplaiu.d |o uuc| su.riug t|.
1i|.taus |ad to uud.rgo |.caus. o C|iu.s. occupatiou o 1i|.t. 1|.u
t|. jail.r rais.d |is lat|i to |.at up t|. 1i|.taus aud said, You sa, uor.
t|au a uilliou 1i|.taus |av. |..u |ill.d, six t|ousaud uouast.ri.s d.-
stro,.d, t|ousauds still iu prisou aud or t|at all t|at ,ou did as rais.
slogaus. ls t|is a r..dou struggl.. io l ill |.at ,ou."
1|. orst t|iug or au, victiu is uot t|. paiu t|at ou. |as
uud.rgou., |ut t|. |uol.dg. t|at t|. culprit is still roauiug r.., aud
ors. i t|. victiu |as to staud iu sil.uc. |il. t|. culprit go.s a|out iu
t|. crod it| a s|o o po.r. 1o |. iu a r.. couutr, aud alloiug
C|iu.s. l.ad.rs to go uuc|all.ug.d, alloiug t|.u to carr, ou t|.ir
|usiu.ss as i .v.r,t|iug is iu. |ac| iu C|iua aud 1i|.t, is a DL1Y uot
p.roru.d. V. prot.st uot |.caus. . |at. C|iu.s., |ut |.caus. . aut
to sp.a| to t|.ir cousci.uc. or t|.ir rougdoiug, aud t.ll t|.u . |av.
uot orgott.u aud t|at . still prot.st t|is, aud also to t.ll t|. orld o
t|. iujustic. . ar. su.riug at t|. |auds o t|. |rut. aud t|. |ull,,
t|.r.|, s..|iug t|.ir support.
As t|. C|iu.s. ir.sid.ut iu iutao is visitiug t|. LS aud Cauada
t|is uout|, aud ludia .arl, u.xt uout|, 1i|.taus aud 1i|.t support.rs
ar. iu couusiou ou |o to r.spoud. V|il. t|.ir |.arts t.ll t|.u to
s|out lr.. 1i|.t" slogaus, t|. .xil. gov.ruu.ut is ua|iug d.sp.rat.
app.als as|iug all 1i|.taus aud support.rs uot to do so.
Sou. 1i|.t Support Groups |av. propos.d a g.u.ral ad|.r-
.uc. to t|. ias|ag's r.qu.st uot to prot.st as a strat.g, to giv. C|iua ou.
last c|auc. to r.spoud to t|. ias|ag's .orts to cr.at. a 'couduciv.
sp|.r.' or dialogu. it| C|iua. lt souuds li|. a call or a uuii.d uov.,
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|ut . uust uud.rstaud t|at . ar. uuit.d iu our spirit to or| or t|.
|.u.it o 1i|.t, our a,s o or|iug ar. di.r.ut. 1|. 'Ou. Caus.
Ou. Slogau' o t|. 1960s is uo loug.r possi|l.. V. |av. uov.d ou.
Sou. 1i|.t Support Groups urt|.r sa, a g.u.ral ad|.r.uc. to
t|is call or sil.uc. duriug iu iutao's visit ould str.ugt|.u iis ioli-
u.ss' cr.di|ilit,. l . tal| o cr.di|ilit, t|.r. cau |. uo |igg.r stat.-
u.ut t|au t|. t|ousauds o 1i|.taus iu all r.gious o 1i|.t |uruiug
t|.ir tig.r aud l.opard s|iu clot|.s at.r |.ariug a siugl. ord o iis
.t|ical advic..
1|. issu. o 1i|.t is |.,oud t|. po.r aud aut|orit, o iis
ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua, aud t|is our l.ad.r |ius.l |as |..u sa,iug
rou t|. |.giuuiug. O cours., . all |av. iuu.us. r.sp.ct or |iu
aud l p.rsouall, ors|ip |iu as t|. iudd|a t|at |. is, |ut |.u it
cou.s to t|. issu. o 1i|.t l ..l t|.r. is a lot o political aud uoral
pr.ssur. ou |iu, aud s..|iug autouou, uud.r C|iua is uot |is irst
c|oic., |ut rat|.r a praguatic d.cisiou to d.al it| t|. situatiou. l
|uo |. is a|solut.l, siuc.r. iu |is d.cisiou-ua|iug.
1|. issu. o 1i|.t is t|. issu. o t|. 1i|.tau uatiou aud its
iud.p.ud.uc., t|. r..dou o six uilliou 1i|.taus, aud uo t|at t|.
s..ds o d.uocrac, t|at iis ioliu.ss so.d iu 1960 |av. cou. o ag.,
,ouug p.opl. it| iud.p.ud.ut, d.uocratic uiuds uo loug.r sta, co.d
dou uud.r social pr.ssur. to couoru as t|., did iu t|. 1960s aud '70s.
1oda, t|. oul, di.r.uc. is iu t|. political stauc., touorro it ua, |.
t|. u.aus. 1|.r.or. l ..l C|iua is astiug tiu. to iud sa. solutious
to t|. 1i|.t dil.uua it| t|. ag.iug o t|. Dalai laua.
1|. .xil. 1i|.tau soci.t, |as d.v.lop.d uor. acc.ptauc. o t|.
variauc. iu id.ologi.s aud p.rsp.ctiv.s, aud t|is is a valid social d.v.lop-
u.ut . |av. ac|i.v.d |, |.iug iu a r.. couutr, aud it is g.uuiu.l, t|.
str.ugt| o t|. 1i|.tau couuuuit, iu .xil.. 1|. str.ugt| o t|. soci.t,
li.s uot iu |liudl, olloiug a l.ad.r, |ut g.uuiu.l, or|iug or ou.'s
ou political |.li.s. 1|is variatiou |.cou.s |ot| |.aut, aud po.r.
1|oug| t|. 1i|.tau Gov.ruu.ut-iu-Lxil. |as r.qu.st.d 1i|.t-
aus aud 1i|.t support.rs to r.straiu rou ua|iug auti-C|iua prot.sts
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duriug t|. ort|couiug iu iutao visit, aud .v.u |ad iis ioliu.ss
ua|iug a siuilar r.qu.st iu |is Marc| 10 sp..c| t|is ,.ar, it is oul, a
r.qu.st. lt is up to .ac| iudividual 1i|.tau to d.cid., aud or .ac| 1i|.t
Support Group to do so. l ..l just as t|., cau. as voluut..rs to support
1i|.t, t|., uust coutiuu. to r.vi. t|.ir opiuious aud ua|. iud.p.u-
d.ut d.cisious. 1SGs ar. or 1i|.t, uot or t|. polici.s o t|. .xil.
gov.ruu.ut t|at c|aug. rou tiu. to tiu., accordiug to t|. political
u..ds. Our di.r.uc. o opiuiou is oul, uatural, t|.r. uust |. uutual
r.sp.ct. V. uust all c.l.|rat. t|. di.r.uc..
1|. 1i|.taus ar. uot scatt.r.d |ut |av. spr.ad all ov.r t|. orld.
Aud rou .v.r, coru.r o t|. orld t|.r. s|ould |. r.. 1i|.t cau-
paigus. V. ar. uot oppos.d iu our opiuious, . |av. a ric|u.ss iu vari.t,
aud ar. .xploriug a |uudr.d di.r.ut a,s to iud t|. solutiou to 1i|.t.
1|is is our uig|t aud coup.t.uc..
D|arausala, April 2006
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1i|.tau po.t, rit.r aud activist 1.uziu 1suudu. is t|. auguis|.d voic.
o t|os. 1i|.tau .xil.s |o .xist iu a paradox: iu 'r.alit,', a couutr,
uau.d 1i|.t do.s uot .xist, at l.ast iu t|. oicial diplouatic orld.
1i|.t is au 'autououous r.giou' aud au 'iut.gral part' o t|. i.opl.'s
l.pu|lic o C|iua siuc. 1949, |.u its aru, s.iz.d t|. 1i|.taus' |ou.-
laud aud put iu plac. a |rutal occupatiou polic,. 1.uziu |as said t|at
Lv.r, ,.ar l |av. to r.u. u, docuu.uts ou |ic| l au d.scri|.d as
a 'r.ug.. rou 1i|.t'. 1|. ludiau gov.ruu.ut giv.s u. t|.s. docuu.uts
|ut it do.s uot r.coguiz. t|. .xist.uc. o a couutr, call.d 1i|.t. lsu't it
straug..
A iou.l.ss io.t: ioru iu Mauali, ludia aud .ducat.d irst at
D|arausala iu iiuac|al irad.s| aud lat.r iu Madras, lada|| aud
Muu|ai, 1i|.tau po.t aud activist 1.uziu 1suudu. |as u.v.r .lt |.
|.loug.d au,|.r.. Au, surpris. t|.u t|at |. carri.s |is .xil. it|iu
|ius.l . 1|is s.us. o |.iug iu .xil. is |at ua|.s 1.uziu, aud ot|.rs
li|. |iu, dr.au o d,iug iu |is |ou.laud, 1i|.t. iut |ou.laud or
|iu is a dr.au p.rp.tuall, put ou |old. Y.t |. cauuot uot dr.au o
|.iug iu a r.. 1i|.t. 1|is dr.au is t|. sourc. o uau, o |is po.us,
aud o |is uutiriug activisu iu t|. caus. o a r.. 1i|.t. lu 1999 1.uziu
pu|lis|.d |is irst coll.ctiou o po.us, Crossiug t|. iord.r. iis .ssa,
'M, iiud o Lxil.' ou t|. Outloo|-iicador iou-ictiou Aard. i.
is t|. G.u.ral S.cr.tar, o lri.uds o 1i|.t ludia orgauizatiou. l tal|.d
to |iu a|out activisu, ritiug aud t|. a|s.uc. o solac.. 1|. olloiug
is au .xc.rpt rou our .xc|aug..
Ajit iaral Ajit Ajit iaral Ajit Ajit iaral Ajit Ajit iaral Ajit Ajit iaral Ajit: D|arausala |.r. ,ou gr. up s|ap.d ,ou iuto a
i.r, activist t|at ,ou ar. uo. V|at as t|. li. li|. t|.r..
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1 11 11.uziu .uziu .uziu .uziu .uziu 1 11 11suudu. 11: suudu. 11: suudu. 11: suudu. 11: suudu. 11: D|arausala is a suall |ill tou situat.d ou
t|. uap. o a |ill iu t|. D|aulad|ar raug. o t|. iiuala,as iu iort|
ludia. 1|is .xil. r.sid.uc. o iis ioliu.ss t|. Dalai laua is also t|.
c.utr. o t|. 1i|.taus aud t|.ir .xil. gov.ruu.ut. iut u, grot| as au
activist aud a rit.r is |.caus. o t|. situatiou l as |oru iuto as a
1i|.tau r.ug...
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: You |av. said sou.|.r. t|at ,our activisu turu.d ,ou iuto a
rit.r. io did t|at |app.u. V. usuall, s.. a rit.r turuiug iuto au
activist Aruud|ati lo,, or .xaupl., uot au activist turuiug iuto a
rit.r.
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: lt is suc| a trag.d, t|at t|. irst t|iug ,ou l.aru.d as a c|ild as
t|at ,ou do uot |.loug |.r. aud t|at ,ou cauuot ou au,t|iug |.r.. M,
par.uts .scap.d iuto ludia iu 1960 at.r t|. C|iu.s. occupatiou o
1i|.t. V. .r. coustautl, told t|at . ould r.turu ou. da, aud t|at
t|. li. iu .xil. as t.uporar,. M, sc|ool ,.ars iu t|. 1980s aud 1990s
.r. sp.ut iu auxi.t, to gro up ast to do sou.t|iug iu t|. r..dou
struggl.. 1oda, l au au activist. M, ritiugs ar. u, .xpr.ssious. As a |id
l |ill.d uau, C|iu.s. soldi.rs iu our C|iu.s.-1i|.tau ar gau.s. l us.d
to go door-to-door iu our r.ug.. caup to call p.opl. or our villag.
u..tiugs. l as alr.ad, au activist. l as |oru a r.ug... l as |oru to
ig|t or suc| a uo|l. caus..
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: You |..p couplaiuiug t|at 1i|.taus |av. uo id.a o a uatiou.
V|, dou't t|., |av. t|. uotiou o a uatiou.
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: i.or. t|. C|iu.s. iuvasiou, 1i|.t as t|at p.ac.ul couutr, |.r.
spiritual pursuits .r. t|. douiuaut activiti.s iu p.opl.s' liv.s. 1|.,
.r. uouads aud aru.rs |o liv.d ar rou t|. politics o t|. capital
l|asa. Occasiouall,, t|., ould s.. a gov.ruu.ut |a|u coll.ctiug tax.s.
Ot|.ris., t|.r. as uo r.latious|ip |.t..u t|. c.utr. aud t|. p.rip|-
.r,.
1|.s. 1i|.taus .r. sudd.ul, struc| |, t|. trag.d, o or.igu
iuvasiou t|at too iu.xplica|l, rou t|.ir u.ig||our aud ri.ud, C|iua.
Lv.u toda,, at.r 4S ,.ars o groouiug t|. .xil.d 1i|.taus iuto a d.uo-
cratic, participativ. couuuuit,, t|. uatiou-|uildiug ot.u ails to touc|
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t|.ir iudividualistic li.st,l.s. Aud t|. uotiou o 'uatiou' its.l is a u.
couc.pt to t|. orld. ludia, iauglad.s| aud iurua ar. uo u. ua-
tious. 1|., .r. oul, r.gious li|. 1i|.t as.
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: i.ripat.tic rit.r iico l,.r ouc. said t|at |is ludiauu.ss is ass.rt-
iug its.l it|iu |ius.l as |. g.ts old.r. ias it |..u t|. cas. it| ,our
1i|.tauu.ss.
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: l s.. u, |irt| as |.iug t|rou o t|. cli. Sou.|o l got |old
o a root to |aug outo. l cau u.it|.r cliu| up, uor au l illiug to l.t
go aud all dou. 1|is is t|. struggl. l ig|t .v.r, da,. 1i|.taus iu .xil.
ar. stat.l.ss. V. ould |. la|.ll.d as 'splittists' iu 1i|.t, aud iu .xil.,
.xc.pt or t|. Dalai laua aud t|. iaruapa, uo ou. is graut.d oicial
as,luu. V. ar. uot .v.u r.ug..s |, la. 1i|.tau ,ouugst.rs |oru iu .xil.
ar. so passiouat. a|out 1i|.t, |ut t|., |av. u.v.r s..u 1i|.t iu t|.ir li..
V. ar. liviug iu liu|o.
l uud.rstaud iico l,.r's ..l or |is roots. 1|. uor. l au aar.
o t|.s. r.aliti.s, t|. uor. l au couscious o it. l ..l t|. auxi.t,. l aut
to |.loug sou.|.r.. All t|at is availa|l. ar. t|. tiu, cultural roots t|.
1i|.tau .ld.rs ar. o.riug us.
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: You cliu|.d t|. scaoldiug to t|. 14t| loor o t|. O|.roi io-
t.l, Muu|ai, to uuurl a lr.. 1i|.t |auu.r duriug C|iu.s. ir.ui.r Z|u
lougji's visit iu a solitar, act o d.iauc.. Do.s a solitar, act o d.i-
auc. li|. ,ours auouuts to au,t|iug.
11 11 11 11 11: : : : : 1|. prot.st t|at l as a|l. to do - aud t|. att.utiou it as a|l. to
dra to t|. 1i|.tau caus. - as |.caus. aloug it| t|at cliu|iug .r.
t|. six |uudr.d stroug-ill.d 1i|.taus |o .r. sittiug ou |uug.r stri|.,
|o .r. ruuuiug iu t|. str..ts o Muu|ai to prot.st agaiust t|. coutiuu.d
C|iu.s. occupatiou o 1i|.t. V. all |ad our rol.s to pla,. O cours.
u, rol. as u.v.r discuss.d. l didu't |uo it ould |. succ.ssul.
1|. uau |o stopp.d t|. tau|s iu 1iauauu.u Squar. iu 1989
|.cau. a s,u|ol o courag. aud d.iauc. o t|. oppr.ssiv. aud cor-
rupt couuuuist C|iu.s. r.giu.. i. as uot alou.. i. as a part o t|.
|ol. d.uocrac, uov.u.ut o C|iua.
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Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: l au uot sur. i ,ou ar. olloiug t|. issu. o uor. t|au a
|uudr.d t|ousaud i|utau.s. r.ug..s lauguis|iug iu i.pal. i.v.rt|.-
l.ss, l aut to poiut ,ou to t|. rol. ludia pla,.d iu .victiug t|. r.ug..s
|, providiug t|.u passag. to i.pal. io |.u it cou.s to r.solviug
t|. issu. ludia is s|,iug aa, rou it, sa,iug t|. issu. is |ilat.ral. You
s..u to |. .x|ortiug t|. sau. couutr, to |.lp r.. 1i|.t |, s|oiug
|.llig.r.uc. toards C|iua. Ar.u't ,ou .xp.ctiug too uuc| rou ludia.
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: lt is u, p.rsoual |.li. t|at uo uatiou ould iut.rv.u. iu political
uatt.rs uul.ss t|.ir iut.r.sts ar. at sta|. or a |.u.it cau |. r.ap.d rou
iu-|.t..u. 1i|.t s|ar.d suc| a d..p cultural aud political r.latious|ip
it| ludia ov.r t|ousauds o ,.ars. 1oda,, ludia r.coguiz.s 1i|.t as a
part o C|iua. 1|is is ludia's oicial staud. io.v.r, t|. uass ludiau
pu|lic is siugiug a di.r.ut soug. 1|., staud it| us. As au activist l
|av. trav.ll.d .xt.usiv.l, iu ludia or our r..dou caupaigu. 1|. lu-
diau pu|lic |.ars itu.ss to our |istor,. V. app.al to t|.s. is. p.opl.
o ludia |o staud or trut|, |o |.li.v.d aud or|.d it| Ma|atua
Gaud|i iu t|.ir ou r..dou struggl.. i.sid.s, t|.r. is ludia's s.curit,
aud d..uc. at sta|. iu 1i|.t. 1i|.t is as uuc| a pro|l.u or ludia as it
is or 1i|.t its.l. lt ill |av. to ta|. it up or s.l-iut.r.st - i uot or
1i|.t's sa|..
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: lu t|. glo|aliz.d orld o ov.rlappiug .cououic iut.r.sts, a t|ird
couutr, cauuot put diplouatic pr.ssur. ou C|iua to r.. 1i|.t. 1|.
.cououic iut.r.st, l.t's sa,, o t|. Luit.d Stat.s o Au.rica iu C|iua is
so |ug. t|at it ouldu't aut to displ.as. C|iua |, d.uaudiug 1i|.t's
r..dou. io do ,ou t|.u t|iu| cau 1i|.t |. r...
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: Our it, ,.ars o r..dou struggl. is a sad stor, o |op. t|at
sou.ou. ould |.lp us, sou.ou. ould c|aupiou our caus.. 1|. sad-
d.r stor, is t|at . dou't s..u to |av. l.arut rou |istor,. iudd|isu
aud t|. colourul 1i|.tau cultur. ua, |. s.lliug iu t|. .st. 1|.r. is uo
ta|.r or t|. r.al issu.: 1i|.t's r..dou.
Lul.ss . ar. s.l-r.liaut, iud.p.ud.ut o t|oug|t aud stroug
rou iusid., lr.. 1i|.t ill r.uaiu oul, a dr.au. lor couutri.s li|. t|.
Luit.d Stat.s t|. 1i|.t issu. is oul, a c|.ss pi.c. to c|.c|uat. C|iua
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|.u it s..us to |.cou. diicult. Y.s, . still |av. a loug a, to go.
1|. r.solutiou to t|. 1i|.tau caus. ill cou. out o c|aug.s iu C|iua.
1|. C|iu.s. D.uocrac, activists iu .xil. ar. loo|iug or a lr.. C|iua.
l support t|.u. V. ar. or|iug tog.t|.r. lt is t|. colouial uiuds.t o
C|iua t|at is coutrolliug 1i|.t. So ar. t|. p.opl. o Sout|.ru luu.r
Mougolia, Last 1ur|.stau Xiujiaug. lr.. C|iua ill |riug iu lr..
1i|.t.
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ar. ,ou or|iug ou au, u. |oo|.
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: luuuiug up aud dou t|. |ill |.r. iu D|arausala, iuto t|. uu-
u.rous 1i|.tau r.ug.. caups t|at ar. scatt.r.d all ov.r ludia, iu au
att.upt to .ducat. aud uotivat. our p.opl. iu t|. r..dou struggl.
l.av.s uo tiu. to rit. au, |oo|. Sou.tiu.s, al|iug dou t|. |ill, iu
|us.s, tal|iug to p.opl., suall liu.s o po.tr, ar. ritt.u. 1|., ua, lat.r
cou. tog.t|.r iu auot|.r |oo|.
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: You |av. ac|uol.dg.d d.|t to ,our circl. o Muu|ai po.ts iu
s|apiug ,ou iuto a rit.r. Au, ot|.r iulu.uc.s.
11 11 11 11 11: : : : : lt as i|alil Gi|rau's 'Spirit l.|.llious' t|at cr.at.d a po.tic
storu iu u. |.u l as a sc|ool|o,. iut, l as uua|l. to rit. au,
'po.tr,' duriug u, sc|ool aud coll.g. da,s. lt as duriug u, uuiv.rsit,
da,s iu Muu|ai, u, classuat.s aud ri.uds appr.ciat.d aud .ucourag.d
u. to rit.. l u.t iissiu Lz.|i.l t|.r. aud r.c.iv.d |is critiqu.s o u,
suall po.us. Adil ussaalla aud Dou Mora.s .ucourag.d u. so uuc|.
io.tr, oruus 'io.tr, Circl.' aud 'loquatious' |.lp.d u. iu u,
grot|. l r.ad lrost, Aruu iol|at|ar, Cauus, i.ruda, Aruud|ati lo,
aud 1asliua iasr..u.
Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Your ritiug is v.r, siupl.. Aluost c|ild-li|.. ls siuplicit, o
lauguag. sou.t|iug t|at cou.s uaturall, to ,ou or t|roug| a couscious
.ort.
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: l do uot |uo au, lauguag. ot|.r t|au t|is lauguag.. 1|is is t|.
sau. lauguag. l us. iu u, l.tt.r ritiug. M, lov. po.us cou. out
|op.l.ss, t|oug|.
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Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: Ajit: V|at i t|. rit.r iu ,ou is ov.rs|ado.d |, t|. activist iu ,ou.
11 11 11 11 11: :: :: V|.u l au ritiug, l au a po.t. iut |.u l pu|lis| t|.u l au au
activist. ir.s.utl,, l s.. t|. activist as uor. us.ul to t|. r..dou struggl..
1|. activist iuds t|. rit.r us.ul. io.tr, ot.u cou.s out iu |uuau
activiti.s, li|. t|. cliu|iug o t|. |ot.l acad. iu Muu|ai as au .xpr.s-
siou or a lr.. 1i|.t. liv. ,.ars ago l al|.d across t|. iiuala,as to
1i|.t, rou t|. uort|.ru plaiu o lada||, alou. aud it|out p.ruis-
siou, to liv. iu 1i|.t. l as arr.st.d, |.at.u up, put iu prisou aud lat.r
got t|rou out o t|.r. |, t|. C|iu.s.. l rit. |.caus. l |av. to, |.caus.
u, |auds ar. suall aud u, voic. go.s |oars. uost o t|. tiu.. Vritiug
to u. is uot luxur,, it is a u.c.ssit,. 1|. Vrit.r aud t|. Activist liv.
tog.t|.r iu u., |aud-iu-|aud.
iot. - Ajit iaral is a rit.r aud pu|lis|.r liviug iu iat|uaudu
A|out t|. Aut|or A|out t|. Aut|or A|out t|. Aut|or A|out t|. Aut|or A|out t|. Aut|or
1.uziu 1suudu. is a r.stl.ss ,ouug 1i|.tau |o, at.r graduatiug rou Madras,
Sout| ludia, |rav.d suostorus aud tr.ac|.rous uouutaius, |ro|. all rul.s aud
r.strictious, cross.d t|. iiuala,as ou oot aud .ut iuto or|idd.u 1i|.t. 1|.
purpos.. 1o s.. t|. situatiou o |is occupi.d couutr, aud l.ud a |aud to t|.
r..dou struggl.. Arr.st.d |, C|iua's |ord.r polic., aud loc|.d up iu prisou iu
l|asa or t|r.. uout|s, aud as lat.r 'pus|.d |ac|' to ludia.
ioru to a 1i|.tau r.ug.. auil, |o la|our.d ou ludia's |ord.r roads arouud
Mauali, iort| ludia, duriug t|. c|aotic .ra o 1i|.tau r.ug.. r.s.ttl.u.ut iu t|.
.arl, s.v.uti.s, 1.uziu 1suudu. is a rit.r-activist, a rar. |l.ud iu t|. 1i|.tau
couuuuit, iu .xil.. i. pu|lis|.d |is irst |oo| o po.us, Crossiug t|. iord.r, iu
1999 it| uou., |.gg.d aud |orro.d rou |is classuat.s |il. doiug |is Mast.rs
d.gr.. iu lit.ratur. rou iou|a, Luiv.rsit,. iis lit.rar, s|ills ou |iu t|. irst-
.v.r 'Outloo|-iicador Aard or iou-lictiou' iu 2001. iis s.coud |oo|, iora, is
alr.ad, iu its sixt| .ditiou aud |is t|ird titl., S.us|oo|, is iu its t|ird .ditiou.
1.uziu 1suudu. joiu.d lri.uds o 1i|.t liDlA iu 1999 aud r.uaius its G.u.ral
S.cr.tar,. lu auuar, 2002, |il. t|. visitiug C|iu.s. ir.ui.r Z|u lougji as
addr.ssiug ludiau |usiu.ss t,coous iu Muu|ai's 30-stor., O|.roi 1o.rs, 1suudu.
scal.d scaoldiug to t|. 14t| loor to uuurl a 1i|.tau uatioual lag aud a llLL
1liL1 |auu.r dou t|. |ot.l's acad.. lu April 200S |. r.p.at.d a siuilar stuuuiug
ou.-uau prot.st |.u C|iu.s. iriu. Miuist.r V.u ia|ao as visitiug ludia's t.c|
capital, iaugalor..
i.caus. o t|.s. dariug prot.st actious, duriug C|iu.s. ir.sid.ut iu iutao's visit
to ludia iu iov.u|.r 2006 t|. Gov.ruu.ut o ludia r.strict.d |is uov.u.uts at
i.ijiug's r.qu.st. i. as d.taiu.d uud.r polic. surv.illauc. it|iu D|arausala
jurisdictiou or 14 da,s. 1|.u, iu i.ijiug's Ol,upics ,.ar, 2008 - as t|. Marc| 10
19S9 l|asa Lprisiug auuiv.rsar, trigg.r.d spoutau.ous uprisiugs agaiust C|iua's
occupatiou across t|. 1i|.tau ilat.au - 1suudu. aud ot|.r ,out| l.ad.rs l.d a
uarc| across uort| ludia to att.upt a crossiug to t|.ir |ou.laud. D.spit. polic.
d.t.utious .u rout., t|. uarc| aud su|s.qu.ut ot|.r att.upts r.uaiu.d ou t|.
orld's u.s ag.uda uutil t|. Ol,upics .r. stag.d iu August.
1.uziu 1suudu.'s ritiugs |av. |..u pu|lis|.d iu 1|. lut.ruatioual iLi, Sa|it,a
A|ad.ui's ludiau lit.ratur., 1|. littl. Magaziu., Outloo|, 1|. 1iu.s o ludia,
1|. ludiau Lxpr.ss, iiudustau 1iu.s, 1.|.l|a, 1|. Dail, Star iauglad.s|,
1oda, Siugapor.,1i|.tau l.vi. aud ot|.r pu|licatious.
As a po.t |. r.pr.s.ut.d 1i|.t iu t|. S.coud Sout| Asiau lit.rar, Cou.r.uc. iu
i. D.l|i iu auuar, 200S orgauiz.d |, Sa|it,a A|ad.ui, io.tr, Arica iu Dur|au,
200S aud iA1iA Asia lut.ruatioual Ltsav 2006, i. D.l|i. iot| as au activist
aud a rit.r, 1suudu. ig|ts toot| aud uail or t|. r..dou o |is couutr, aud pla,s
a |ig|-proil. rol. auoug 1i|.tau ,out|. iis ritiugs ar. pu|lis|.d ouliu. at
.ri.udsoti|.t.org,t.uziu aud .1i|.tVrit.s.org
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Lxil. aud dislocatiou |as giv.u us t|. liuguistic d.xt.rit, to .xpr.ss ours.lv.s lu.utl,
iu Luglis| aud to r.ad orld lit.ratur. |.,oud 1i|.t. lulu.uc.d |, t.ac|.rs,
pro.ssors, t|. ric|.s o li|rari.s, ilu aud t|. p.roruiug arts, our .ducatious iu
ludia, i.pal aud t|. diaspora |.,oud |av. giv.u us our ou uuiqu. voic.s.
1 11 11i|.tV i|.tV i|.tV i|.tV i|.tVrit.s rit.s rit.s rit.s rit.s .u.rg.d rou a cor. o rit.rs aud po.ts cr.atiug iu t|. Luglis|
lauguag., . uo iuclud. trauslators lu.ut iu C|iu.s., Luglis| aud 1i|.tau,
iluua|.rs, artists, cartoouists, scriptrit.rs aud r.s.arc|.rs - sou. it| privil.g.d
.ducatious iu i.ijiug, lauz|ou, l|asa, t|. LSA, Luglaud aud ludia.
Alt|oug| . post t|. cr.ativ. or| o 1i|.taus, 1 11 11i|.tV i|.tV i|.tV i|.tV i|.tVrit.s rit.s rit.s rit.s rit.s |.u.its rou t|.
iuput aud colla|oratiou o iut.ruatioual ri.uds |o ar. t|.us.lv.s acclaiu.d
rit.rs, .ditors, p|otograp|.rs, couput.r izards, social or|.rs aud r.s.arc|
aual,sts.
Ou our .|sit. ,ou ill iud t|. or|s o Vo.s.r - t|. star auoug our lit.rar,
cout.uporari.s |o rit.s po.us, .ssa,s aud illuuiuatiug |logs iu |ig|l, cr.ativ.
Maudariu. 1|. political t|iu|iug o ia|a i|uutso| Vaug,al, at|.r o t|. 1i|.tau
couuuuist uov.u.ut, is also post.d iu a trauslatiou rou C|iu.s. |, 1 11 11i|.tV i|.tV i|.tV i|.tV i|.tVrit.s rit.s rit.s rit.s rit.s'
pu|lis|iug t.au rou our titl. - ia|a i|uutso| Vaug,al: Vl1iLSS 1O 1liL1'S
ilS1OlY.
1|. |r.adt| o our cout.ut, |ot| iu our |oo|s aud .|sit., is vari.d aud iuclusiv..
V. iuvit. ,our ..d|ac|, iuvolv.u.ut aud coutri|utious.
Sp.cial t|au|s to: l|i|lio aud Vorld|ridg.s or |ostiug us or r.., aud au.s
C,|.r Valla|" Val|.r - |o siugl.-|aud.dl, |as or|.d to .upo.r so uau,
.xil. 1i|.taus ou t|. Vorld Vid. V.| - or |.iug a guid., guru aud a ri.ud. Aud
au. i.r|ius, our .ditor.
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