Shashi Tharoor - When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that ...

Shashi Tharoor Zitate

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.

Shashi Tharoor

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Als ich in Indien aufgewachsen bin, waren Telefone eine Seltenheit. In der Tat waren sie so selten, dass die gewählten Abgeordneten das Recht hatten, 15 Telefonanschlüsse denjenigen zuzuordnen, die sie für würdig hielten. Wenn Sie das Glück hatten, ein wohlhabender Geschäftsmann oder einflussreicher Journalist zu sein oder ein Arzt oder etwas anderes, könnten Sie ein Telefon haben.

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