The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India
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Siddhartha Deb., & Siddhartha Deb|AUTHOR. (2011). The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Siddhartha Deb and Siddhartha Deb|AUTHOR. 2011. The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Siddhartha Deb and Siddhartha Deb|AUTHOR. The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Siddhartha Deb, and Siddhartha Deb|AUTHOR. The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
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