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"In lifes brief game to be a winner A man must have...oh yes, above All else, of course, someone to love."
Vikram SethSome men like Jack and some like Jill — Vikram Seth
"Some men like Jack and some like Jill Im glad I like them both but still I wonder if this freewheeling Really is an enlightened thing, Or is its greater scope a sign Of deviance from some party line? In the strict ranks of Gay and Straight What is my status: Stray? Or Great?"
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth
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Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist and poet. The author of three novels and several collections of poetry, he is a recipient of the Padma Shri, a Sahitya Akademi Award, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the WH Smith Literary Award and the Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon, and he is
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