For his devastatingly critical book on the South Asian Subcontinent and its peoples, Nirad Chaudhari chose an intriguing title: The Continent of Circe. Who or what was or is Circe?
Like any feeling that is nurtured for too long, antipathy can assume an involuntary behaviour pattern.
Among Homo sapiens, who now number 5.7 billion, about one-fifth are South Asians.
