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"Indians cannot be cool," said the coolest of them, sporting large aviator frames and mandala tattoos, his hair in a greased ponytail. "They can be smart, they can be funny, Indians can be many things, but not cool."

"Why not, Vijay Uncle?"

"Think about what 'cool' means. The root of the idea of cool is not caring what other people think, following your own path, riffing to your own rhythm, but Indians can never be