http://www.ednafernandes.com Britain, India, religion, politics, foreign affairs Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:18:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ednafernandes.com/2008/10/03/naseem-khan-guardian/ http://www.ednafernandes.com/2008/10/03/naseem-khan-guardian/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:42:34 +0000 edna http://edna.dev/?p=98 ‘What a cast of characters make their way through this sharp-witted and straight-talking book: the fatuous and the venal, the self-important and the deluded, the exploitative and the corrupt. Edna Fernandes has undertaken to track down figures who epitomise the most depressing facet of Indian life – its holy warriors – as well as some of their victims. Her odyssey takes her far and wide – from Nagaland and Kashmir in the north down via Punjab and on to Goa… The reportage is even-handed and responsible and even delightfully witty. Fernandes’ asides are precise and wicked. Above all, she offers a valuable reminder of the dark side of the economic miracle that is modern India.’ Read the review at the Guardian

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