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Victor Anant, born in Kerala, South India, is the author of numerous novels and poems, as well as journalistic reportage. When he was a child, his family moved to Bombay, where he was jailed for anti-British activities while still in his teens. He left Bombay after Independence for London, where his writings were published in the New Statesman, and he began work for Picture Post-- the first Indian to be a staff writer on Fleet Street. Over the course of his career, he has worked for many journals, institutions, and publications in the U.K., and elsewhere, including the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, UNESCO, the United Nations, and the International Press Institute. Anant's most recent book is Sacred Crow (Penguin India, 1996). He divides his time between Spain, Karachi, and India.Hoffman, Michael is the author of 'India A Celebration of Independence 1947 to 1997' with ISBN 9780893817183 and ISBN 089381718X.
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