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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Redmond" <metalslorg at gmail.com>
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> The social science research suggests the more affluent members of the
> countryside have been buying kilotons of cellphones, TV sets and scooties,
> and unofficial, informal and pirated Bolly-media are everywhere.
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> What's a scootie? and a Bolly-media?
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Scootie = slang for scooter. Low-end motorcycle, because cars are still out
of reach of most consumers.
Bollymedia = Bollywood branched out from films a long time ago, e.g. Big Boss is now flogging cellphones and streaming media. The cellphoning of the global periphery is hitting overdrive these days.
-- DRR