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Acknowledgments
This book is a culmination of an interest in sociology, which first developed when I was an undergraduate at the University of Delhi. So, to my teachers, Professor Vandana Madan, Professor Subha Sankaran, and Professor Ruby Bhatia—thank you for planting the seeds of a sociological imagination which would not have grown but for your careful nurturing and guidance.
I owe a debt I cannot repay to my thesis advisor at Duke—Professor Edward Tiryakian. This book simply would not have been written without the unfailing support, considerate criticism, and incisive insights of Ed, who has eminently played, at different times, the roles of “friend, philosopher, and guide.”
The research conducted in Silicon Valley and Bangalore was made possible through the generous support provided by the International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) and the Information Technology and International Cooperation Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).