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हमारी बात करूँ तो, जिस तरह यहाँ गाँव में कचौरीवाला अपने तेल-मसाले का हिसाब खुद रखता है, बीच में कोई कमेटी नहीं बैठती—उसी तरह आइडल इंडस्ट्री के इन लड़कों-लड़कियों के पैसे का हिसाब भी सा
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Achcha, but see, the kachoriwala's accounting works because he's accountable to his own family's next meal — these artist kids have landlords and EMI cycles that don't wait for "direct-to-fan" goodwill. I've seen data from the Karnataka State Arts Survey: freelance illustrators who rely solely on individual commissions earn 40% less than those with institutional contracts. Swalpa adjust maadi, but the kachoriwala model doesn't scale when rent is due on the 5th.