Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Amitava Kumar
Indian writer and journalist
Amitava Kumar is an Indian writer and journalist. He is Professor of English at Vassar College, where he holds the Helen D. Lockwood Chair. His work spans writing and journalism, and his academic post places him within contemporary literary and cultural scholarship. He is known for writing that moves between public commentary and literary expression.
More from Amitava Kumar (100 quotes) →Keep reading Amitava Kumar
- “To write what is not dead on the page, one has to be open to all kinds of disturbances and challenges and con…”Amitava Kumar
- “India's nuclear-test blasts have pretty much put to rest the myth of Indians being peace-loving Gandhians.”Amitava Kumar
- “Like every other self-respecting academic, I'm distrustful of self-help books.”Amitava Kumar
- “I arrived in the U.S. for graduate study in literature in the fall of 1986. I was twenty-three. After a year,…”Amitava Kumar