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The characters in Saher Alam ’95’s novel must decide which “Old-World” customs to retain and which to relinquish.
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Novelist Saher Alam ’95 examines arranged marriage among Indian-Americans
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The characters in Saher Alam ’95’s novel must decide which “Old-World” customs to retain and which to relinquish.
Courtesy Saher Alam
The Groom To Have Been
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