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To: kormac who wrote (3809)	5/22/1998 10:04:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

seppo: Wow a Naipaul fan! Sir I am impressed. For those of you who have no clue who Naipaul is,here is some info. His brother Shiv Naipaul is also a distinguished novelist,journalist and essayist. Naipaul, V.S. 1932-, English author; b. Trinidad. He has lived in England since 1950. Of Indian parentage, he is known for his elegant prose style, penetrating analyses of alienation, and ironic, increasingly pessimistic vision of the THIRD WORLD. He has written serious travel literature, The Middle Passage (1962) and India: A Million Mutinies Now (1990); novels, A House for Mr. Biswas (1961) and Guerrillas (1975); political essays; and an analysis of modern ISLAM, Among the Believers (1981). His works: penguin.co.uk

To: kormac who wrote (3809)	5/22/1998 12:23:00 PM
From: k.ramesh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

A whole lot has changed since Naipaul wrote ' A wounded Civilization' .In fact you should get hold of A Million mutinies now. (see Mohan's post). Frankly when I read A Wounded Civilization I was pissed, what did this foreigner know about India, and ex pat indians trying to be more indian than India Indians etc. Not to take anything away from a great writer. But in his later book he talks about how democracy is actually working in India, several 'underprivileged' groups have formed their own parties and found a voice, representation etc. The establishment in India may or may not like these developments but from a point of view of continuous democratic non violent change this is progress. Enjoy. Ramesh