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“I was shifted to the math stream...

The Tamil writer and scholar has 10 novels to his credit and has been nominated twice for the US National Book Award for translated literature

PERUMAL MURUGAN,55

When the unexpected affects our life, it can sometimes become a turning point. In our society, individual freedom is not respected as much as it should be. “I wanted to be educated and this wish led me to this point in my life,” says

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