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Luke (korrick) | 2004 comments Rich Like Us, Nayantara Sahgal, 1985, India, NOVEL

"...Sonali, a civil servant seeking to "Indianize India," feels that she and her co-workers must remain silent about the state of emergency in order to keep their jobs. Her dreams and ideals for her homeland evaporate with her sudden dismissal. Sorting through her deceased father's papers, learning much of her family's and her country's history, Sonali comes to realize the importance of her dreams..."

(H.S., p. 104)


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