How does The Vendor of Sweets represent a profile of Indian society?

The Vendor of Sweets shows us a society that is in the process of transition. In urban areas of India, some of the old certainties are being undermined by rapid economic change. Traditional family relationships, for example, are under strain as never before by society's growing prosperity and the materialistic values it encourages.
We can see this exemplified in the relationship between Jagan and his son Mali. Like so many family relationships in modern-day India, it has become corrupted by the temptations of material wealth. Although Jagan likes to think of himself as a spiritual man, he's every bit as materialistic as his son Mali. It's just that Mali is more open and honest about his materialism.
Unlike his father, Mali doesn't indulge in any delusions about wanting to live a more spiritual life; he simply wants all the trappings of Western life—money, status, and the ability to choose his own wife. And if necessary, he's prepared to steal to pay for this lifestyle. That's something else that sets him and the younger generation of Indians apart from their elders; they're prepared to take what they want, when they want. Patience for them is not a virtue; it is quite the opposite.