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“A JEWELRY STORE NAMED INDIA

If you hold this
Dazzling emerald
Up to the sky,
It will shine a billion
Beautiful miracles
Painted from the tears
Of the Most High.
Plucked from the lush gardens
Of a yellowish-green paradise,
Look inside this hypnotic gem
And a kaleidoscope of
Titillating,
Soul-raising
Sights and colors
Will tease and seduce
Your eyes and mind.

Tell me, sir.
Have you ever heard
A peacock sing?
Hold your ear
To this mystical stone
And you will hear
Sacred hymns flowing
To the vibrations
Of the perfumed
Wind.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Most people around here prefer undead drivers, so I never get a chance to make any money on steady contracts.”
― T.K. Naliaka, Between Dunes and Hard Places

“Call it India or Bharat, but not Hindustan. Because no matter the intellectual stupidity of linguistic origin, in practice calling India Hindustan is like still calling humankind mankind.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race

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― Mohammed Zaki Ansari, "Zaki's Gift Of Love"

“May I roaming around the world, but India is a permanent residence of my soul”
― Mohammed Zaki Ansari, "Zaki's Gift Of Love"

“Many cultures beat together within the Indian heart.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo