How to handle diplomacy, literacy?<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Can diplomacy and writing go hand in hand?
\nT.S. Tirumurti, the new counselor at the Indian Embassy in
\nJakarta, said confidently that there would not be any problem in
\ndealing with diplomacy and writing.<\/p>\n
\"By profession, I am a diplomat. But my hobby is writing. I
\nwill pursue my hobby during my leisure time,\" Tirumurti, who
\nwrote the famous novel Civil Avenue (Penguin India, 2002) and the
\ntravelogue Kissing the Heavens (The Anand Publications, 1999),
\ntold The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Prior to his posting in Jakarta, the 43-year-old diplomat who
\nhas a degree in law from Delhi University served in Indian
\nmissions in Cairo, Geneva, Gaza and Washington.<\/p>\n
Though there is no relation to his literary skills, in fact
\nTirumurti is a nephew of famous Indian literary figure R.K.
\nNarayanan as well as cartoonist R.K. Laxman.<\/p>\n
Tirumurti is not the only person at Indian embassy in Jakarta
\nwith multi-faceted talents. Indian Ambassador H.K. Singh's wife
\nMrinalini Singh is a well-known painter. The present director of
\nJawaharlal Nehru Indian Cultural Center in Jakarta, Arup Kumar
\nDutta, is an internationally acclaimed writer who has written
\nmore than two dozen books. -- JP<\/p>",
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