Dedicated to our parents, Charan Dass and Chandra Prabha Gupta in the case of Anil, and Wang Yi and Chen ZongRong in the case of Haiyan, who have ingrained in us their devotion to learning; and our children, Anjali, Meili, and Rahul, who have figured out so well how to integrate hard work with fun.

Anil and Haiyan

Dedicated to my mother, Brajangana, whose book of poetry published some years ago inspired me to write, and to Bharoti, my wife and exacting home-editor, whose constant encouragement kept me going. I am also grateful to our children, Rahul and Aakanksha, and son-in-law, Ziad, for their honest feedback at every stage.

Girija

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