deccani wrote:There is no better combination than:
a) from a rich family
b) fluent in English
c) good looks
It's the same everywhere (replace b. with just ''fluent" or well spoken). A 4th factor would be "celebrity" or "status" to any itsy bitsy degree whatsoever. Never get between between a BK and a VIP!!
On one trip to Abu, I was sharing a railway carriage with the son of the then governor of Gujarat, and his wife (or fiance.) We got on famously, spent the trip from Delhi discussing all kinds of things - history, politics, governance, philosophy, cricket etc. He expressed surprise that as a foreigner I was so broadly aware, and even more surprised when he found out that I was BK on the way to Mt Abu! (Yes folks, I did "service" without mentioning a word about Raja Yoga or Gyan, just by being me).
A few days later he accompanied his Father and entourage who were visiting Madhuban as VVVIP guests in an official capacity. When I saw him I approached to say hullo, but was bustled away by the BK circus (security would not be the right word) that surrounded them. But he had asked someone about me by name. I was then sought out and invited to share a special VIP lunch and the afternoon with him and with all the top honchos, both Madhubani and foreign.
I must say I was given the ''evil eye" by a number of "senior" BKs. The "what is he doing here" dissaproving look. Funnily enough it came more from those foreigners there who knew me well, both white and tan skinned. To be honest, some were not like that at all, and were very positive. But others, well, they do say "if looks could kill ..."