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100			_aDalrymple, William _92515
245			_aThe age of Kali: Indian travels and encounters
260			_bBloomsbury Publishing Pvt. Ltd. _aNew Delhi _c1998
300			_a385 p.
365			_aINR _b599.00
520			_aThe result of a decade of travels through the Indian subcontinent, the Age of Kali is a collection of essays ranging in scope from the widows of Vrindavan to rap stars in Bombay, the temples as old as the Parthenon in Madurai, the socialite author Shobhaa De, the remnants of the kingdom of Avadh, and meetings with then Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Imran Khan. Stylish, witty and bristling with insight, these jewel-like essays string together to create a captivating and enduringly relevant portrait of the subcontinent.
650			_aIndian travels _98737
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