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[BBaruah at aol.com]

Dear Mike 
I saw Rolexes being worn by IAS officers and the like some thirty years  ago 
in India although you’re right Rolexes are not a priority. In any case such  
products including sophisticated cars etc nowadays provide manufacturers’ own  
specialist workshops run by licensees in order to ensure the best after-sale  
service. Little things I buy these days, watches, copiers etc all  accompany 
guarantees for extended  periods (charges added). 
I have seen in Great Britain also people like the locksmiths of Guwahati  who 
carry all their tools in a small bag on bicycle carriers. An example of such  
operators could be washing machine or cooker repairers. They are very few  
really; everybody uses  a small van  these days. 
What I have in mind is this. I was very surprised the other day that our  
civil engineering graduates are not even familiar with the basic modern tools  
that are used either in our households or at the building sites All over India  
high-rise buildings are coming up. And hundreds of beautiful houses, flats and 
 factories. The builders do require  mechanics for fixing locks (not the 
suspended ones) and hundred other jobs as  such. Our boys need to be prepared for 
this. Most townies are no longer using  service latrines; al least at Guwahati 
plumbers are, I suppose, in great demand;  carpenters, fitters, electricians 
and so on. A new generation has to replace the  traditional workers in these 
trades.  
Actually it is rather your field.  I am just interfering. 
Regards 
Bhuban
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