Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Rich and Poor

As a country India's gross domestic product grew last year by 9% (normal growth is around 3-4%) but yet 40% of the population lives on less than $1 per day. How can that be? Read the following photoessays and POST a comparison of the lives of the rich and the poor of India.

Here are the links:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/africa_bangalore/html/1.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/world/06/dharavi_slum/html/dharavi_slum_intro.stm

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