Like Most Of My Friends In School,

Nothing Gives Us Greater Pride Than The Importance Of India's Scientific And Engineering Colleges, Or The Army Of Indian Scientists At Organizations Such As Microsoft And Nasa. Our Temples Are Not The God-encrusted Shrines Of Varanasi, But Western Scientific Institutions Like Caltech And Mit, And Magazines Like 'nature' And 'scientific American.

At A Time When India Is Going Through Great Changes And, With China, Is Likely To Inherit The World From The West, It Is Important That Writers Like Me Try To Highlight The Brutal Injustices Of Society.

Greenwich Village Always Had Its Share Of Mind Readers, But There Are Many More These Days, And They Seem To Have Moved Closer To The Mainstream Of Life In The City. What Was Crazy 10 Years Ago Is Now Respectable, Even Among The Best-educated New Yorkers.

You Can't Expect A Man In A Dung Heap To Smell Sweet.

Strange Thoughts Brew In Your Heart When You Spend Too Much Time With Old Books