Trained in computer science in the U.S., Dilip D' Souza took to writing after 20 years in software. He has written three books Branded by Law, The Narmada Dammed, Roadrunner: An Indian Quest in America, a monograph of essays on patriotism, and has contributed to several anthologies. He has won several awards for his writing, including The Statesman Rural Reporting Prize, the Wolfson College (Cambridge University) Press Fellowship, and the Outlook/Picador prize. His latest, Roadrunner, was launched recently in Mumbai. Excerpts from an interview:
The US is both admired and reviled. Do you think the critiques are fair?
Depends on who is doing the critiquing. Some are fair and balanced, some are not. Of course that could apply to any kind of critique. But I think the U.S. has done some horrendous things over the years (Chile in 1973, just one example), and needs criticism for those. I would urge that the criticism does not mask some of what the U.S. has done right too. Just one example: for all of its tough immigration rules, it still remains the country most open to immigrants in the world, and in fact is a country built on immigration.
Full interview here Hindu
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