Yangon, India Street.
"Hello, I'm looking for Miss Santanu."
Just like many historic Chinatowns around the world.
This Indian district, adjacent to the western side of Yangon, already saw Indian Sikhs in turbans settling here with the British during the 19th century colonial era.
The whole street has a very Indian vibe.
Here, you can hear exotic ethnic songs, see Indian-style floating lamps drifting along the Irawaddy River, buy authentic Mumbai hand-pulled curry rice and Indian flatbread, and numerous gold shops have opened as well.
As Gu Weijing walked into a gold store with the Hindi sign देवनागरी (Devanagari) hanging above it.
The young Mumbai man behind the counter was engrossed in a novel with a white tiger on the cover.
Gu Weijing recognized it as his classmate Shantunu's favorite extracurricular book — "White Tiger."
