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Monday, November 25, 2013

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Reading a Poem at Oxford Book Store
This is me reading our poem "Fires of the Faithless" at Oxford Book Store during the Sept. 2008 Caferati meet. The poem has a subtle subtext in these troubled times, or, so we feel. (Photo: Suniti Joshi)

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I am the discoverer and active promoter of "Mack English" (a.k.a. "Maka Pao English") the English of Bombay provenance. Read my short story (Anaida) and this poem (Mack English)written in this patois unique to the West Coast of India.
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Reading my poem "The Ladies Special Train" at the 100 Thousand Poets for Peace event in Bombay.

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