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A kaleidoscope for the literary imagination.(Transcript)

Presidents & Prime Ministers

| March 01, 2002 | Vajpayee, Atal Bihari | COPYRIGHT 2002 EQES, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Indeed, this festival is taking place at a time when Indian literature--specifically, Indian writing in English--has attracted the attention of the lovers of literature all over the world. This attention is manifesting itself in growing worldwide recognition and acclaim for our writers--both those in India and those living abroad.

This is best illustrated by the choice of Shri V.S. Naipaul for the Nobel Prize for Literature last year. We are honored to have Sir Naipaul with us. One may or may not agree with your description of India as a land of a million mutinies. But I do know that this nation of one billion people celebrated your winning the Nobel Prize as a ...

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