The Flood of Disillusionment, by Kavas Kapadia
Kavas Kapadia
Written by Architect Kavas Kapadia, the flood of disillusionment puts into words the ground reality of what follows floods in India.
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Written by Architect Kavas Kapadia, the flood of disillusionment puts into words the ground reality of what follows floods in India.
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