Happy Diwali from China

14th November 2011

Laxmi is worshipped on Diwali and somewhere in China, a small factory owner is sitting in his office is doing just that - counting the rupee notes.

Back here in Noida and Delhi, I am visiting A poor quality Chinese cracker pistols stalls in markets and sending a small installment of Godess Laxmi's bessing to China by paying for these pistols. During Diwali, I spend about 500 bucks on these pistols and all in vain as they just refuse to work. Knowing how price sensitive the Indian market is, China is pushing the cheapest of stuff here. I don't have a problem with it, if there is a market for it, sure go ahead and sell it, however I do have a problem with the fact that all the shopkeepers are aiming at the lowest common denominator and it is almost impossible to buy good quality pistols even if one tries.