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Radio 3,17 Feb 2011,15 mins

SeriesThe Team Photo

Farahad Zama

The Essay

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Farahad Zama reflects on a photograph of himself as a member of a bank's IT team, engaged on a project that was to have far-reaching consequences for his own career. Farahad Zama moved to London in 1990 from Vizag in India. He is a father of two, and he works as an IT director in the City. He is the author of two novels, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People (Abacus 2008) and The Many Conditions of Love (2009). Produced by Emma Harding.

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