Warren Hastings - Literature

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Warren Hastings and his Bull is a famous Short Story written by the prominent Indian writer Uday Prakash. This story by the same name, recreated on stage by the director Arvind Gaur. It is a socio-economic political satire and the representation of Warren Hastings's interaction with traditional India.

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