A fine essay in Granta by Amitava Kumar that weaves together the political hatred inherent in Hindu nationalism and the heat crisis accompanying climate change to render a troubling picture of India today.

https://granta.com/amitava-kumar-many-words/

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"She was a writer who hid behind her signature sunglasses, who exuded a certain cool, a sense of remoteness, and had even confessed to a basic indifference to people. And yet now, there in the exhibition, is the table (Lot 26...) where Didion’s husband, John Dunne, 'suffered the fatal heart attack that took his life.'”

Amitava Kumar on Joan Didion and the auctioning off of her belongings: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a41953113/joan-didion-auction/

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