Indeed -- I'm going to go spend at least a week there. But the story
calls for a place in which there's at least some abject failure of
development as well as success.
Cory
Danese Cooper wrote:
Cory,
Are you actually going to go hang out in whichever of these places you
select? If yes, I'd personally be leaning towards Chandigarh because it
will have all the Punjabi politics....both ancient and modern. You
stlll have small-holder farmlands in the surrounding countryside, but
also a burgeoning nouveau-riche class (by which the rest of India is
fascinated if you read the People section of any newspaper...seems like
lots of the "beautiful people" come out of the Punjab these days). The
foothills of the Himalayas are still reasonably pristine, but one can
see industrial funk and sprawl just down the valley. Also the region
has historical geological wealth (in terms of jewels and gold) and is
one of the banking centers of India.
My 2 rupees...
Danese
On Jan 28, 2008, at 4:30 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
Cory Doctorow [28/01/08 11:23 +0000]:
I have been leaning towards Chennai, which, I believe, is a close
approximation of this, but you folks are the experts.
Chennai wouldnt be a bad choice at all though Coimbatore would be
interesting. It has been a "mill town" for generations, with several
textile companies based in or near it and pumping lots of money into it
It is a rather nice city, surprisingly good living conditions. Not
exactly
the sort of hellhole you would look for .. now if you want land that's
ripped out of farmers' hands and used for SEZ look for Goa or Singur near
Calcutta .. though the SEZs there seem to have got shelved.
But hell, if you're writing scifi there aint no need to stick to facts :)
srs
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