vishwa is a plumber. He likes to go about his job in a no-nonsense manner. Mending pipes, fixing toilets, urinals, drains, hosepipes and sundry other valves and fittings does not quite encourage one to have cerebral pretensions. But Vishwa's stock has gone up amongst his friends of late.

The president A P J Abdul Kalam has recently suggested to prime minister Manmohan Singh to include