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The Great Indian Novel
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"The Great Indian Novel" Quotes

"The Great Indian Novel" is a satirical retelling of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, set in the context of the Indian independence movement.

Quotes

I was a man in love with a woman who was not my wife, and the love was returned.

Shashi Tharoor

loveadultery

The law is a game, a word game; it is a game of hide and seek.

Shashi Tharoor

lawgames

The art of politics is to be ignoble and to appear noble.

Shashi Tharoor

politicsdeception

The truth is an insult; the truth is a challenge.

Shashi Tharoor

truthchallenge

History is not what happened; history is what historians tell us happened.

Shashi Tharoor

historyperspective

The only thing permanent in life is change.

Shashi Tharoor

changelife

A woman's beauty is not in her features, but in her heart.

Shashi Tharoor

beautywomen

Fate was the name men gave to their own failings.

Shashi Tharoor

fatefailure

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Shashi Tharoor

nationanimals

The law is a ass, a idiot.

Shashi Tharoor

lawcritique