I Am Not An Original Thinker-but I

A White Tiger Keeps No Friends. It's Too Dangerous.

Do You Know About Hanuman, Sir? He Was The Faithful Servant Of The God Rama, And We Worship Him In Our Temples Because He Is A Shining Example Of How To Serve Your Masters With Absolute Fidelity, Love, And Devotion. These Are The Kinds Of Gods They Have Foisted On Us Mr. Jiabao. Understand, Now, How Hard It Is For A Man To Win His Freedom In India.

I Grew Up, As Many Indians Do, In An Archipelago Of Tongues. My Maternal Grandfather, Who Was A Surgeon In The City Of Madras, Was Fluent In At Least Four Languages And Used Each Of Them Daily.

When I Was Growing Up In The South Indian City Of Madras, There Were Only Two Political Parties That Mattered; One Was Run By A Former Matinee Idol, And The Other Was Run By His Former Screenwriter.

You Ask 'are You A Man Or A Demon?' Neither, I Say. I Have Woken Up, And The Rest Of You Are Sleeping, And That Is The Only Difference Between Us.