vendredi 5 août 2016

Savji Dholakia: Rough cut

Savji Dholakia, the diamond magnate who sent away his son to gain a 'hands-on' life experience, likes to do things the hard way

Sohini Das 

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On a sultry afternoon in June, a 21-year old youth from a south Gujarat city was found scouting for a job in the Aluva area of Kochi. Though there has been an influx of casual workers from Bihar and West Bengal, and non-Malayalam speakers no longer generate curiosity, what aroused the suspicion of shopkeepers was that the man did not have a cell phone. Who didn't carry one in this day and age? Moreover, he did not look at all like a farmer's son who he was claiming to be. He was a little hesitant asking for work , lacking the practised ease of a habitual job ...

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Savji Dholakia: Rough cut

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