“it came pretty late In a sense it is good. It won’t get over my head.”

— Jeet Thayil

After winning the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature-2013 <br class="br">Mohammed Iqbal, in: Jeet Thayil wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature http://www.thehindu.com/books/jeet-thayil-wins-dsc-prize-for-south-asian-literature/article4348766.ece, The Hindu, 27 January 2013

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