"When we were getting married the Hindu way in Arrah, we had an old guest who asked my wife what her 'good name' was. I think she'd heard that I had married a Muslim. When my wife said, 'Mona Ahmed Ali,' the lady looked at me and exclaimed, 'Oh, so you've married a terrorist.'"

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About Amitava Kumar

Amitava Kumar is an Indian writer and journalist. He is a Professor of English at Vassar College and is known for nonfiction and fiction focused on identity, politics, and migration.

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