揭密印度精英俱乐部（Indias elite club）.doc

揭密印度精英俱乐部（Indias elite club） While working in India, one night to be a businessman friends invitation to drink, the place is a landscaped Fusu courtyard, the inside of the building is very old and very impressive. At the gate, my friend is requested to present a membership card and register so that I can enter. Push a heavy black door, found a bar, people almost filled the hall to streams of people busily coming and going. I asked where it was, and my friend answered with pride, this is their club.. In the dark corner, we drink and chat, very pleasant. Friends also occasionally greet other acquaintances and introduce me to a manager who is a chairman. Can I come by myself later? I asked. My friend proudly told me to apply and be approved as a member. Then how long will it take before the application is made? I asked again. His answer surprised me. 15 years, he said! And the membership fee is 800 thousand rupees (1 yuan or about 5.25 rupees)! Later, I used to interview local celebrities, such as academics, officials, journalists, businessmen, etc. most of the places they met with me were also a membership club. These places have gone a long way, and I have gradually become interested in the small world of this elite gathering. Enjoy a different life During an interview in Mumbai, I met a businessman named shah. He is 52 years old and is the owner of an import and export company with an annual income of around 3 million rupees. He and his wife once invited me to dinner at a place called the National Sports Club of India. I also made a detailed interview with the club. The first condition for joining a club is money. Shah told me that when he joined the club in 1990, he paid 40 thousand rupees for the entry fee, which was only a few hundred rupees a month. In 2007, the clubs registration fee had risen to almost 1 million rupees, so the queue was long. The entry fees for some famous clubs have exceeded 5 million rupees. Once you join the club, you can only pay a mainten