How India neglects the birthplace of a great writer

May 09, 2013 16:55

The man who wrote two of the 20th century's greatest novels, Animal Farm and 1984, was born in Motihari. But few come to the sleepy Bihar town seeking George Orwell... Archana Masih reports

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