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The Soul Of India  [E]
A tribute to India's greatest gift.
by Prof Moriarty
Review of The Soul Of India  
Review by Beholden
In affiliation with WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group  
Rated: E | (5.0)
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I find this to be very beautiful. Of course, as a westerner, I'm a sucker for anything exotic (which in itself reveals an insular attitude as though our own birthplace were to be the centre of the universe). Yet this piece provides a wonderful insight into another's culture and beliefs. Thank you for writing it.

I confess to reading biographies before tackling reviews and feel duty bound to answer a couple of points you raised in yours. In the matter of show and tell, and passive voice, as well as any current fashion in writing "rules," I am in agreement with you. What works, works, and it is silly to get pedantic over rules in that case.

As regards your style being typical of a writer whose first language is not English, this is definitely a compliment in your case. It is possible to see that you write from a very different perspective from those we are used to, but this is much more a result of subject matter than of language. The plain fact is that you write in an uncommonly high register for modern times and make no errors in usage (I could point at the position of the word "only" in the phrase "she continues to dote on them only as a mother can," might be better in "as only a mother can," but it's a fine point in the subtlety of meaning). It may well be that some struggle to keep up with you and ascribe this to your "foreignness" as a result. I find nothing to quibble with in your style.

Your essay is a gem of description, opening the vaults of understanding for other peoples. I am truly impressed.

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