What preoccupies Agastya Sen, the protagonist of Upamanyu Chatterjee's English, August?
- A. Marijuana
- B. Magic
- C. Monotheism
- D. Marcus Aurelius
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Correct answer: B. A and D only
Explanation
The bored IAS trainee in Madna smokes marijuana and reads Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (1988).
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