Rights of a Reader

Pennac's "reader's rights" :
1. The right not to read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish a book
4. The right to re-read
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to 'bovarysme'
[escapism, reading for the instant satisfaction of our feelings]
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to remain silent
[not have to comment on what has been read]

Is India a consumerist, individualist society?

India could be the ultimate consumerist society in waiting.
The infrastructure is crumbling, and it seems like once you build something, buy something or do anything in India - you do not maintain it or fix it, but wait to buy a new one.
(This can be anything from light fittings to hotel rooms to the roads and buildings).
Scary thing is what would happen if you inject lets buy something new into this equation - the ultimate, largest consumerist society?......