" The people of Hastinapura did not need a certificate of greatness from them. Nevertheless, it irked the elite that these foreigners did not see the inherent spirituality in their music and art or understand the scientific basis of every ritual and superstition. Why did they insist on going about the stinking slums and talking about the Shudras who lived there? Why did they even care? "

― Anand Neelakantan , Ajaya: Roll of the Dice (Epic of the Kaurava Clan, #1)