Mother Teresas detractors have accused her of overemphasizing Calcuttans destitution and of — Bharati Mukherjee
Ancestral habits of mind can be constricting; they also confer one’s individuality. — Bharati Mukherjee
Bengalis love to celebrate their language, their culture, their politics, their fierce — Bharati Mukherjee
In India, there are real consequences to inattention; drivers who jeopardize pedestrians — Bharati Mukherjee
A farmer is dependent on too many things outside his control; it makes for modesty. — Bharati Mukherjee
In Hindu societies, especially overprotected patriarchal families like mine, daughters are not — Bharati Mukherjee
But, Christ, there’s a difference between exotic and foreign, isn’t there? Exotic — Bharati Mukherjee