Nine years ago, when Akash Kapur re turned to live in southern India, the American-educated writer embraced the idea of rapid economic growth as a boon for his country. Proper roads unfurled into rural areas, land prices soared and young sters fizzed with excitement over new wealth and jobs. He found much to cele brate. Individual dalits, the long-repressed lowest-caste Hindus, could prosper and shake off their miserable social standing.
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