The virtues of the vicious.

'You are fascinated by Ganga bai, aren't you? This reminds me of books such as 'The virtues of the vicious' and 'How the other half lives' that chronicled American slums. The authors took a romantic, bohemian view of what is essentially a social problem and glorified slum behavior.'
'I don't think of slums as a social problem. They address a social problem, that of the lack of low-cost housing for immigrants. But we are digressing a bit here. I am more interested in exploring a culture that places great value on being 'tough'. Have you ever thought what price the 'meek' pay in our world? This reminds me of Vikas. I think you have met his aunt.'