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‘Before 1962, most Chinese people thought of India as a close neighbour,’ Liu reminded me. ‘Tagore’s Nobel was an honour for China as well,’ he said, signalling to a nervous waiter to let the roasted papad stay on the table. A hand in black-checked sleeve dipped the papad in the dal. ‘In those [pre-war] days, you could easily buy books on India. Hindi Chini bhai bhai. You had to read your brother’s books! Indian literature—Premchand, Mulk Raj Anand—met the ideological needs of Chinese peasants and workers.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:30:01 +0000

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