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“Marriage is a very strange thing. It's a very public institution, it's meant to tell the world that two people are going to live together, to declare that their children will be legal, that these children can inherit their property. It's meant for social living, to ensure that some rules are observed, so that men and women don't cross the lines drawn from them. At the same time, marriage is an intensely private affair, no outsider will know the state of some one else's marriage. It's a closed room, a locked room...”

Quote by Shashi Deshpande

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Shashi Deshpande

Shashi Deshpande is a prominent Indian novelist celebrated for her exploration of social issues and women's lives. Born in 1938, she has made significant contributions to Indian literature with her unique narrative style and insightful depiction of modern Indian society. more

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