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In India, Religious Conflict and Harmony

JOHN YDSTIE, Host:

The book prompted NPR's South Asia correspondent Philip Reeves to send us another letter. It's about visiting Sri Lanka, a country just off India's southern tip, where his guide and translator was an unusual Sri Lankan journalist called Chris.

PHILIP REEVES: Philip Reeves, NPR News, New Delhi. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
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