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We were born here. We haven't got another world that we carry around in our heads. We have to compete. We had to take on a lot of the battles that they couldn't or wouldn't engage in. We had to redefine the image they'd given of Indians as these ethereal, exotic people, clannish, never quite involved.
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It would be a sad reflection on any satirical programme if no one ended up taking offence at some point.
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Choosing whom you love is the most political decision you can make.
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I had seen how in an instant, those you called friends could suddenly become tormentors, sniffing out a weakness or a difference, turning their own fear of ostracism into a weapon with which they could beat the victim away, afraid that being an outsider, and individual even, was somehow infectious.
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Meera Syal
Born:
June 27, 1961
(age 63)
Bio:
Meera Syal is an British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress.
Known for:
Goodness Gracious Me (1998 – 2000)
The Kumars at No. 42 (2001 – 2006)
Anita and Me (2002)
Desert Flower (2009)
Broadchurch (Since 2013)
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