"When I grew up in India, telephones were……" — Shashi Tharoor

When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact,… - Shashi Tharoor
"When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had the right to allocate 15 telephone lines as a favor to those they deemed worthy. If you were lucky enough to be a wealthy businessman or an influential journalist, or a doctor or something, you might have a telephone."

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