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Posts Tagged ‘Harker’

Tony Lee – Kolkata

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And so I'm in India. Kolkata, to be exact, although many of you will know it better as Calcutta. It's in the North East of India. And I'm living it up like a millionaire. If a slightly reluctant, half embarrassed one, at that.

You see, I'm not used to opulence. God help me if I suddenly sell a multi-book or movie deal. Kolkata is very much split into the 'haves' and 'have-nots', with shanty towns next to glass and chrome buildings, with Internet whizz kids standing on buses next to people who don't even know what a PC is. India is undergoing rapid social and economic change. and it shows everywhere, like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon while the other cocoons around it are yet to open.

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Lit Sutra: UK – India Literary Conversations

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Tony Lee, Jake Arnott and Woodrow Phoenix are all arriving in India this week for a series of events. Please check our Facebook page  for more details

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