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- Author: Ruskin Bond
- Publisher: Rupa Publications India
- ISBN-10: 8129149184
- ISBN-13: 9788129149183
- Format: 12.7 x 20.3 x 0.8 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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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.
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- Author: Ruskin Bond
- Publisher: Rupa Publications India
- ISBN-10: 8129149184
- ISBN-13: 9788129149183
- Format: 12.7 x 20.3 x 0.8 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
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.
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