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  • If you write a lovely story about India, you're criticized for selling an exotic version of India. And if you write critically about India, you're seen as portraying it in a negative light - it also seems to be a popular way to present India, sort of mangoes and beggars.

    "Kiran Desai Talk Asia interview". Interview With Anjali Rao, www.cnn.com. April 24, 2007.