"I had never walked on the street alone when I was growing up in Calcutta, up to age 20. I had never handled money. You know, there was always a couple of bodyguards behind me, who took care if I wanted... I needed pencils for school, I needed a notebook, they were the ones who were taking out the money. I was constantly guarded."

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Bharati Mukherjee was an Indian-born American writer known for novels and short fiction about migration and identity. She taught literature and creative writing at major U.S. universities.

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