Death, in certain cases, is not the great leveller. Forget what your local maulana Saheb has told you.
We might have heard a lot about contingents of policemen and special guards surrounding VIPs but a recently deceased, fabulously rich former parliamentarian, a number of whose family members are also in parliament, has set himself apart.
There is 24-hour guard duty at his grave. But perhaps, the term grave would fall short now. Should we go with tomb? Mausoleum?
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The Birkin bag is a bit of a status symbol. And it should be, given how it seems to be more expensive than gold, pound for pound.
It certainly is displayed at high society gatherings with a prominence once reserved for jewellery.
And, as was the case, many a time, with jewellery, many social climbers (and maybe even thrifty members of the Old Money class) have started carrying around knock-offs that are hard to tell apart from the real thing.
We are a resilient, intelligent nation. In all regards.