Extraordinary Indians

In the not so distant past, everyone's place- whether maid, ayah or cook, sahib or memsahib- was well understood. There were clear rules for negotiating (and maintaining) the vast chasm between the two sides. Today, it's a little different. There are housekeepers who are part of the middle class who ensure their children join white-collar India. There are teenage girls brought to the city by 'aunts' and 'uncles' to serve as '24-hour' help, who find themselves virtually, and sometimes literally, caged. There are employers who wrestle with the guilt of spending more on an Italian meal in a fancy hotel than on those who clean their homes- and other employers who insist 'these people' are all thieves.

• | Author: Khushwant Singh
• | Publisher: Rupa Publications
• | Publication Date: Aug 16, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 214 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 9383064730
• | ISBN-13: 9789383064731