2013 FIachs fieldnote excerpt: In this thanda (village outside the village proper where ethnic Banjara people outside the Telugu caste system live), there are just one or two motorcycles between the families, so most people get around by walking into town to catch the bus or an autoricksh...
—$119 a month stares back at him. Dave’s drawing motorcycles on his notepad suddenly deviates from arithmetic problems. Watching your future payments show up without running numbers past midnight has a certain appeal. The truth is that numbers can screw your brain. Play with the interest rate...