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
—$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...