A flavor of India that, one way or the other, is likely to pass into history:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/5414682.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/5411399.cms

btw, as and when India is forced to shape up and join the more organized world, I personally will regret the passing of this level of laissez-faire. With all its poverty and problems, it was/is an endearingly soft and mushy world. Hopefully, we will be able to preserve some of India's more pleasant aspects even as we try to bring the police up to modern standards...