The real Kathmandu is different from the Kathmandu of the news stories, writes Patrick Ward.
'Not allowing people to speak or listen is the biggest act of anti-nationalism,' says Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's finest poets.
Rediff.com reproduces the 1997 feature about Laxman, his passion for crows, and of course, his genius.
'I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back,' says India's most loved writer, Ruskin Bond.
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