Last Man in Tower

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A lakh is 100,000 rupees, equivalent to around £1,400 or $2,200.

A crore is 10,000,000 rupees, equivalent to around £140,000 or $220,000.

So Mr Shah’s offer to the members of Vishram Society would translate into a typical windfall of around £210,000 or $330,000 per family.

The average per capita annual income in India in 2008–9 was 37,490 rupees, around £500 or $800.

VAKOLA, SANTA CRUZ (EAST), MUMBAI — 400055

Ground floor:

the security guard’s personal room

allotted to the Secretary of the Society for official work, with an alcove for the cleaning lady to store her broom, disinfectant, and mopping cloth

Felicia Saldanha, 49, and her daughter Radhika, 20; Mr Saldanha, an engineer, is said to work in Vizag

1st floor:

Suresh Nagpal, 54, timber merchant, and wife Mohini, 53

Georgina Rego, 48, social worker, and son Sunil, 14, and daughter Sarah, 11

C. L. Abichandani, hardware specialist, 56, his wife Kamini, 52, and daughters Kavita, 18, and Roopa, 21