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Overall a light read and enjoyable read.

Some general observations by the author about India (a couple of it are given below) may be hurting to the India in large though some facts we love to see overridden.

•Two people had been pushed down the waiting list because of our whims and fancies and I felt terrible—but only for a moment. This was India and this was how India worked.

•Each question establishes where the other person sits on the social spectrum: surnames give away caste and social standing; jobs indicate earnings and

therefore power, as does revealing where you live. Once they have all the answers, they can assign people to categories and gauge how useful the acquaintance will be in the future.

Dr. Anoop Mathew

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Dr. ANOOP MATHEW

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