I have a surprise for you,” the husband said as he opened the door. It was our first new home in Bengaluru and I had just arrived from Hubli. There was a long list of things to buy. He led me to the Philips Amplideck sitting on the drawing room floor, with its two speakers carefully set up for the best sound quality. The glee on his face is still etched in my memory. “How much,” I slowly asked. “It’s for Rs.5,000,” he said, with a tinge of guilt whose manifestation hinged on my response.
