Category Archives: life

ADANA 1994 – The sins of the fathers are visited on the children

Posted on September 27, 2013 by prashant bhatt

We began our friendship through medicine. Then he joined our Reading Group. Once a week we have food together in The Turkish Restaurant- Adana-1994. Together we feel the city of Tripoli -the wind which carries many currents. BEYOND THE IRON … Continue reading →

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DIASPORA AND DIS-ASSIMILATION

Posted on August 16, 2013 by prashant bhatt

     Part-3 of- On our Independence Day. Each generation must discover its mission,  fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity                                    Frantz … Continue reading →

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On our Independence day-Part 1

Posted on August 11, 2013 by prashant bhatt

On the occasion of the independence of India-Pakistan, our reading group went through some works of Indian novelists who conveyed some of the historical realities which could not be conveyed in official histories. BACKGROUND One session started with Edward Said’s … Continue reading →

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