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    Aug 03, 2022 2 minutes

    WRITER, REBEL, SOLDIER, LOVER THE MANY LIVES OF AGYEYA

    Akshaya Mukul

    This extensive biography of the writer Sachchidanand Hirananda Vatsyayan—also known as Agyeya—unravels his “double life” and many myths surrounding impressions of him as a stoic and austere writer. It unearths personal papers, letters, archival documents and records from

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