Becoming Indian Quotes

“The mistake one should never make is to accept the amiable Indian as a monolith. He is a most well-adjusted split personality, capable of living simultaneously and effortlessly on two mutually opposed planes. He can make a quantum leap from one epoch to another without showing any strain.
His mind is like a chest of drawers - never a single cupboard; each drawer can be a world onto itself, and can be pulled out, without reference to others, in response to a given situation.”
― Pavan K. Varma, Becoming Indian: The Unfinished Revolution of Culture and Identity [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2010] Pavan K Verma