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What was the significance of their conversations and interactions, considering Shahid's condition?
What was the significance of their conversations and interactions, considering Shahid's condition?
Even the most trivial exchanges had a special charge and urgency due to Shahid's condition, which added poignance to their discussions about food and half-forgotten figures from the past.
When did the author and Shahid become more than acquaintances?
When did the author and Shahid become more than acquaintances?
They became more than acquaintances when Shahid moved to Brooklyn the next year, and they began to meet for occasional meals.
Where did the author and Shahid meet?
Where did the author and Shahid meet?
They met in Delhi, as both had been at Delhi University, although their time there had briefly overlapped and they had never met.
What common interests did the author and Shahid have?
What common interests did the author and Shahid have?
How did the author initially come to know about Shahid?
How did the author initially come to know about Shahid?
What was the significance of the author quoting a line from The Country Without a Post Office in an article that briefly touched on Kashmir?
What was the significance of the author quoting a line from The Country Without a Post Office in an article that briefly touched on Kashmir?
What did the author and Shahid share in terms of their circle of friends and cultural interests?
What did the author and Shahid share in terms of their circle of friends and cultural interests?
How did the author's and Shahid's friendship evolve after Shahid moved to Brooklyn?
How did the author's and Shahid's friendship evolve after Shahid moved to Brooklyn?
What added poignancy and urgency to the most trivial exchanges between the author and Shahid?
What added poignancy and urgency to the most trivial exchanges between the author and Shahid?
What factor did not impede the progress of the friendship between the author and Shahid, despite Shahid's serious condition?
What factor did not impede the progress of the friendship between the author and Shahid, despite Shahid's serious condition?
