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Unabashed quotes by Upamanyu Chatterjee

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Dec 19, 2019, 20:08 IST
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Unabashed quotes by Upamanyu Chatterjee

Write India author Upamanyu Chatterjee is considered as one of India's premier contemporary novelists. He has penned a handful of short stories of which 'The Assassination of Indira Gandhi' and 'Watching Them' are particularly noteworthy. Chatterjee gained immense popularity after the publication of his best-selling novel, 'English, August: An Indian story' which takes on the bureaucracy as one of its major themes. The novel was later adapted into a film and has since been reprinted several times. His other published works include 'The Last Burden' (1993), 'The Mammaries of the Welfare State' (2000) which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award for writing in English, 'Weight Loss' (2006), 'Way to Go' (2011), and 'Fairy tales at Fifty' (2014).



Here are few brilliant quotes by author Upamanyu Chatterjee.

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On life and death

“Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee

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On the splendour of being free

“Amidst one's daily clutter, one doesn't usually reflect on the splendour of being free because - naturally - one has to get on with the business of living.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee

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On wealth and riches

“It's a huge headache - the more money you have, the more hassles. I find money very uncomfortable.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee
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On being indecisive

“Indecision will be your epitaph.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee, English, August: An Indian Story
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On God

“God is a first-rate bureaucrat, one of the best. In all matters, He sees the truth, but is yet to take a decision.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee, The Mammaries of the Welfare State
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On changing with time

“He didn't want the friends of the different stages of his life to meet. Their encounter would almost be between different facets of himself, face to face.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee

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On life

“Only when you die will you cease to feel ridiculous.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee
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On the many facets of man

“No one reveals himself more completely to others than to himself - that is if he reveals himself at all.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee, 'English, August: An Indian Story'

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On men without ambition

“We are men without ambition, and all we want is to be left alone, in peace so that we can try and be happy. So few people will understand this simplicity.”
― Upamanyu Chatterjee, 'English, August: An Indian Story'

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