The idea behind a dish - the delight and the surprise - makes a difference. Great literature surprises and delights, and provokes us. It isn't just 'Here's the facts - boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.' It's how you tell it.
I get upset about what is taken as great literature and what is cute and exotic.
In India, not enough importance is given to writing for children. And what could be more important than the enrichment of young minds with great literature?
When I was a kid, I went through the whole process of reading great literature and trying to be very widely read.
