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Book review: City on Fire by Zeyad Khan

This is a memoir, a political novel, a coming-of-age story. In his debut work, journalist Zeyad Khan casts a largely dispassionate eye at his hometown Aligarh; the gaze kindling to warmth and affection as the book progresses. Look at the way he introduces us to Aligarh, a city of a million people in western UP,…

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