Chosen Spirits by Samit Basu

Author:Samit Basu [Basu, Samit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

'Do you think everything I do is frivolous and irrelevant?' Indi had asked her last evening. He'd been quieter than usual all through the segment, watching Tara and his friends hit their banter beats, completely skipping most of the punchlines his writers typed in his glasses.

'No. But I actively produce more of your life than you do, so I'm a bit biased,' she'd said.

'I think I'm going to take Nikhil's offer,' he'd said. 'Better us than other people.'

'So there's this Russian model where the state funds and controls the resistance,' she'd said. 'So there's really no left or right, everything's a distraction, everyone's observed and under control. This sounds like an Indian version of it. But do you really want to be a piece in that game? Because I don't.'

'No, I have to be in charge. So we stay where we are?'

‘I do think we have to keep moving. We can focus on social relevance if you like. More welfare projects. More education, human rights, all of that. I'd like to.'

'I don't want to become some intellectual leftie type. Preachy and boring is great for in-groups, but we managed to hit that balance, Joey-’

'I'll work on a plan.'

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