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Double-edged boom hits India's poor

Fears of social unrest ahead as country�s rise creates new underclass From Raymond Thibodeaux in New Delhi

EVEN amid the chaotic swarm of Delhi's traffic, with horns blaring and trucks and buses rumbling past, Omprekash Takur's place of business remains a bastion of stillness and calm. Which is a good thing, as Takur's speciality is open-razor shaves.