Tarun J. Tejpal: Different Languages, Different Realities

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Channel: Asia Society · 2012 · Education

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NEW YORK October 4, 2012 — Novelist, journalist, and publisher Tarun J. Tejpal speculates as to whether the English language is adequate for capturing the teeming quality of Indian life, and also calls English a "fault line" running through Indian society. (3 min., 49 sec.)

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