"At Istanbul�s busy Taksim Square, the driver asked in broken English, �You from America?�
�No, India.�
He readily accepted our price.
�Indi... Hindustan, you boom boom with Pakistan.�
And then he forgot about Indo-Pak matters and tried to articulate, �India, Kapu, Kapu...�
�Raj Kapoor?� we prompted helpfully.
�Yes, yes, Raj Kapoor!� A wide smile lighted up his portly face. Then he tried to recall the notes of a song he had heard long ago. It had to be �Mein Awara Hoon�. So once again we helped him remember. His smile widened. At that moment, it seemed our pop music is our best export."
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