How can I get a pet kitten or cat for myself?

Your father never heard of spaying or neutering a cat before? That's difficult to believe. Even in India.


http://www.vspca.org/programs/abc_cats.php

Facts about spaying and neutering.
http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/petcare-neuter-spay.html

Thanks for the reply. My cousin has a cat, who has been neutered. However, it has grown too fat and is extremely aggressive and has even scratched my cousin and even me once, because as my cousin believes, it is the result of neutering. Also, he had been taken away from his mother when he was at a tender age to be raised by my cousin sister. So, is it possible to control such aggressive behavior in cats, if they are neutered?

Neutered cats are generally less aggressive than non-neutered cats. Your cousin's cat may be aggressive, but it's probably not the result of being neutered. Some cats are just aggressive -- that's their personality. You can work to modify any aggression with behavior modification techniques, or you can just find a lazy cat.

In this household, "lazy cat" is a major redundancy.