Boo examines India’s unequal opportunities for upward mobility through the eyes of several individuals she came to know over the course of her time in Annawadi. Through the use of “written notes, video recordings, audiotapes, and photographs” (Boo, 2012, p. 249), as well as “three thousand public records” (Boo, 2012, p. 250), Boo immersed herself within the lives of these people with a determination to share their stories. Much of her focus is placed on the Husain family and the false accusation that devastates their lives. Abdul, the eldest Husain son, has simple dreams of a wife and family and thinks…
Imagine living in India when the British took full control, and then being forced to change your day to day life. The british had an economic interest in India which started during the 1600’s. During the Industrial Revolution, India was considered a prized possession by the British because they supplied raw materials to the factories for production. Eventually, the British took full control of India, and made some major changes that significantly impacted India. Although the British had a negative economic impact on India, they had a positive impact on both the political and social aspects of India. The British were able to set a foundation for India, and create a justice system while containing violence, even though they had to take away some Indian rights to do so.…
As he was “fighting” freedom for his country from the British Empire, India was struggling with the discrimination that they own caste system infringed over the ones denominated “untouchables”, which showed Gandhi and his movement as a double standard revolution.…
India has a history of being a fractured nation, at times this disunity was even able to save them from being taken over by conquerors like Alexander the Great. However, their luck was doomed to run out. India has always been a country rich in resources, making it natural prey to the British imperialists who not only wished to exploit these resources but the people of India as well. With a viewpoint such as this, it’s simple to see why Indian's view of British Imperialists evolved into yet another divided nation, with some coming to accept and see the benefits of Britain's political control, while others couldn’t come to terms with how easily the British system disregarded them and how altered it was from the once great Mughal Empire. Despite…
According to india celebration, “The main causes of poverty in India are growing population, poor agriculture, corruption, old customs, huge gap between poor and rich people, unemployment, illiteracy, epidemic diseases”. As I was researching about poverty, I found that a huge percentage of people in India rely on agriculture which is poor and is the cause poverty. The india celebration also states “More population means more food, money and houses. In the lack of basic facilities, poverty grows more rapidly. Becoming extra rich and extra poor creates a huge widening gap between the rich and the poor people.…
The Service industry accounted for 50% of GDP at the beginning of the 20th century, India’s advantage was having a large English-speaking workforce (50 million), lower labour costs (for every 1000 jobs relocated to India, a British company would save $10million), and the fact that many developed countries had a significant ICT skills shortage. Although 50% of GDP is accounted for by the service industry, the primary sector still dominates the country in terms of employment, and 70% of the population is still engaged in agriculture and other primary activities, but only contributing 23% of GDP. Farming is merely at subsistence level which has led to high levels of rural poverty, and still 41 % of the population is living on less than $2 a day. The growth of the service industry due to companies such as British Airways, Lloyds TSB, Barclays, British gas locating there call centres that deal with sales and customer enquiries in India and the vast IT sector has led to a huge gap between the rich and poor. In Mumbai, for example there is a huge slum where 1million people live per square mile, 500 people share one toilet, the sewers and water share the same pipes, resulting in 4000 sicknesses a day, and deaths every day due to dirty water. In contrast to the slums a $2 billion home has been built, with 27 floors, and only one family live there. This is an example of how globalisation and the investment of TNCs in LEDCs has widened the poverty gap. Furthermore the Richer proportion of the country will be able to afford to send their children to school, therefore giving them an education which they can use to create a better life for themselves, where as the proportionately larger segment of the country which cannot afford school and instead see their children as a source of income,…
Unfortunately, this wealth is not shared equally throughout Indian society. India has innumerable amounts of people that are living in horrible poverty in thousands of slums Although some of the poor have benefited from the increased demand for construction workers and domestic services, they are still not paid sufficient wages to meet the rising cost of living. Choices by younger adults to become more independent and take on less traditional roles, often results in conflicts between the older and younger generations (Parande,…
The corrupt caste system of India is disturbing. This unethical tale captures the reality of poverty and crime in modern India. In the beginning of the book, Balram writes a letter to the Chinese Primere, who anticipates a trip to India in hopes of learning the reason behind all of the entrepreneurs and success stories that come out of this country. In this letter, Balram finds it necessary to tell him his own story, but he winds up not sending it. He intends on telling Primere the truth about his homeland with no sugar coating. He states that “one fact about India is that you can take almost anything you hear about the country from the prime minister and turn it upside down and then you will have the truth about that thing.”(Adiga, 12) This quote does not even begin to explain how fraudulent India is and how much servitude exists. The servants in this culture will work their fingers to the bone and bow down and offer their pride to their employer with great respect. Balram and his family are at the lowest and poorest caste, they can not go much lower unless it is underground into death. There are no hopes for this economy to change because nobody’s opinion really counts in rural India unless they are wealthy, and those who have money have nothing to complain about. The rulers…
India, despite all glorious statistics and rankings, today is a part of the league of third world nations. Do cite a very clear definition of global economies; first world countries are the developed capitalist countries where we place US, Russia. Second world countries are the socialist economies, China being the best example of the same. Third world countries are the developing and the least developed nations of the world. India is a part of this list with African, Asian, Latin American nations falling in queue too. Through this article I’ll first throw light on the major challenges that keep India in the Third world league and simultaneously talk about the constructives that can overturn our years’ long efforts of waving the ‘developed’ flag.…
On an average the Indian economy has displayed a growth rate of more than 7% since 1997 decreasing poverty by ten percentage points. India is considered as one of the fastest growing economies in the world with an astounding growth rate of 8.5% in the year 2010. But for many Indians this growth has made no difference at all and failed to translate into any real gains.…
Without his violent act, Balram Halwai would have had trouble accessing upward social mobility because of the strict caste system in India. Many Westerners believe, because India is officially a democracy and the Indian constitution of 1949 banned it, that the…
India suffered the stigma of slavery under British for about three centuries. When it got freedom, it was also not without paying the high cost in the form of partition. This historical event is significant in the world history not only as a political occurrence which gave birth to two nations, but as the most treacherous occasion for thousand of the men who lost their lives, hundreds of women who were raped & treated most ruthlessly and for countless number of children who found themselves orphaned & coerced to live the life of beggars. This most lethal incident in the history of India left an indelible mark on the psyche of every Indian & particularly on those Indians who have been the victim of this most dreadful will of God. Indian writers could not remain untouched from this shocking affair and used the medium of creative writing especially novels to lay bare the brutality, inhumanity & genocide of worst type.…
Narrator :- Those were the dark days of British rule in India. Lokamanya Tilak was leading the Indian Freedom movement and he declared that 'Swaraj(Independence) is my Birth Right'. And Vande Mataram slogan was driving hundreds and thousands of young Indians towards the Indian freedom struggle. At this juncture British Govt arrested Lokamanya Tilak and he has to undergo 6 years of imprisonment for leading the freedom Movement. The whole country Rose to protested the arrest of their dear leader.…
India is home to many religious groups, including Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims It also has a history of political strife among those groups, exacerbated by the interference of British colonialism and modern globalization her work explores the toll that these cultural divides have taken on India’s population.…
Poverty is widespread in India, with the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor. World Bank estimates, 80% of India's population lives on less than $2 a day.[1] According to a 2005 World Bank estimate, 41% of India falls below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day (PPP, in nominal terms 21.6 a day in urban areas and 14.3 in rural areas); having reduced from 60% in 1981.[2]…