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enjoyed the company of this fine interesting American.
As mentioned by her in her write up, she worked diligently and took great pains in writing about me and the biography was under print when she one day came to me and said that she would not like to be the author of the book. This shocked me even more because on my asking her the reason for her backing out, she just would not say anything. Thus I gave up the idea of publishing my biography.
However, a number of friends kept on asking me when they will get the copy of my biography, I had to tell them that there is going to be no book about me. However, they were persistent and pressurized me ultimately so much, that I had to very reluctantly agree to their suggestion of converting my biography into an autobiography and hence this book.
You would see, on going through this book that I have been very candid and forthright and many of my family members had even told me not to be so very outspoken. But my nature being what it is, I could not change my stance. May be this may be the reason why dear Dharini did not want to author this book. It is also quite likely that many may also feel hurt about my frankness in writing about many of the incidents in my life and for this I would like to be pardoned and excused, but I would like to assure them that I bear no malice towards any one and in my heart I still think that I am as friendly as I ever was with every one of them.
For most part, this book reproduces whatever was written as a biography except for minor editing to make it an autobiography. I have also left the Prelude as it was originally written by Dharini, my lively and sometimes bullying dear daughter.
I do sincerely hope that this book would be an interesting reading experience for every one who cares to read through this book.
There may be ommission and commission for which I am responsible and would like to be excused.
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