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Condescending much? There is a sophisticated and voracious readership of English in India. And it has given the world many great writers with unparalleled outp

• Veen 10y ago
  I'm British and I make a living as a writer. I wouldn't find it condescending to be told that I can learn something from Wodehouse - his prose is sublime. Perhaps you overreacted to what was an innocent and general comment about learning from Wodehouse's prose, rather than a condescending suggestion that Indians could benefit in particular.
• grzm 10y ago
  The majority of your comment is useful and substantive. (Thanks for the link!) The leading Condescending much? is unnecessary and uncivil regardless of the interaction, which is likely why you're being down-voted.
• kranner 10y ago
  > RK Narayan, with his distinct characters and humorous stories, is the Indian response to Wodehouse. I don't understand this. It's not a competition. The two are not even comparable. RK Narayan's novels have great characterisation, and a much more diverse range of plots than Wodehouse attempted, but not all of his work seems intended to be laugh-out-loud funny. And his prose seems quite dull, until you come to accept the plainness as having some kind of charm of its own.