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Delhi Is Not Far

This novel takes readers on a journey through modern India, focusing on the experiences of individuals navigating complex cultural landscapes and the search for personal identity amidst societal change. more

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Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond is a celebrated Indian author born in May 1934. He is renowned for his contributions to children's literature and adult fiction, with his works often reflecting the Indian countryside and its people. Bond's writing style is characterized by its warmth, humor, and insight into the Indian way of life. more

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“The black mother perceives destruction at every door, ruination at each window, and even she herself is not beyond her own suspicion. She questions whether she loves her children enough- or more terribly, does she love them too much? Do her looks cause embarrassment- or even terrifying, is she so attractive her sons begin to desire her and her daughters begin to hate her. If she is unmarried, the challenges are increased. Her singleness indicates she has rejected or has been rejected by her mate. Yet she is raising children who will become mates. Beyond her door, all authority is in the hands of people who do not look or think or act like her children. Teachers, doctors, sales, clerks, policemen, welfare workers who are white and exert control over her family’s moods, conditions and personality, yet within the home, she must display a right to rule which at any moment, by a knock at the door, or a ring in the telephone, can be exposed as false. In the face of this contradictions she must provide a blanket of stability, which warms but does not suffocate, and she must tell her children the truth about the power of white power without suggesting that it cannot be challenged.”

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