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Location : Nameless Hair Salon, Velachery, 11 am
> I enter into a hot, crowded hair salon.
> I quickly get across to a Dhina-Thanthi (Tamil newspaper) to fan myself (No power supply in Tamil Nadu Boss)
> As I await my turn, I try and eavesdrop on the conversations that are happening around me
> One reasonably groomed fellow says to another " I was not available yesterday da. Went to Vellore to see my sister. She has given birth to twins"
> He goes on.. "Both of them are girls. Now they have 3 girl children.."
> The other person chimes in now "oops. Their lives are screwed.. ain't so?" , he says.
> "No no. The brother in law is trying to sell these twins. He is looking for interested parties inside the hospital itself. Maybe he will get hold of a broker"
> I am shocked.. stunned.. I don't even know how to react to what i have just heard.
> As I exit the salon only one thought comes to mind... This country will forever be a Third World Country...!