As India pride itself of winning Oscars for the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” directed by Danny Boyle, that showcases the slums of Mumbai and the real life of people who live there, the question which arises is, does India care for its poor?
Whether yes/no, the real fact of the poor in India can not be ignored. Poor are poorer and the rich are getting richer. The gap between rich and poor keeps on increasing. As for now depends on the statuesque of the society, the mentality of people have changed. People show little mercy towards the poor section of the country or just avoid them at the very sight. Some just hate them and consider them as dirty people. No one will feel good at the sight of dirtily ragged beggars. So is the the feeling of ruling parties and government towards this poor section of the country. Government does little for the homeless and street children. The slum dwellers are chased away just as how a street dog is chased. So the word “Slumdog”used as the title of the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” to emphasize the slum dwellers matches aptly to the point.
So many of our Indians are uncomfortable with the usage of the word 'slumdog' and the movie itself, that shows a face of India. The winning of Oscar's by Indians is something that we should be proud of, but should we be proud of what the movie is about? Will this movie create any impact on our government, ie, to do something useful for these section called underprivileged? The world now knows what India is as they watch the Oscar winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, and they will look upon India with a vision they have witnessed. When India boast of the vast tourism opportunities, never thinks how to make the country inviting to people from oversees. See the blog below by
Dane Nelson
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Jan 30, 2009
A Rainbows has seven colours, a week has seven days, but for Ahmed Ali (19) each day starts with a new challenge, a new battle. This young lad from Tamil Nadu came to this very own ‘God’s Own Country’ (Kerala) to make out a living, but he never knew what life has kept in store for him, in this new place.
Today Ahmed has found his nest, well it may not have four walls, but still for him it’s nothing less than a home away from home. If you all are thinking what is that, then it’s the railway platform of ‘Aluva’ where he sleeps every night guessing what tomorrow has in store for him. His day starts at the railway station and winds up at the station, well in between this stretch of day he gathers newspapers from the train compartments which decide whether he can have food for the day. On being asked what he does from those bundles of waste papers and magazines he gathers everyday from compartments, which passengers leave as a gift to the railways for serving them better. He gives a cute smile with his teeth shinning bright like a ray of light in a dark place.
According to him (Ahmed) in a day, he gathers around about 10 to15 kilograms of these newspapers travelling in different trains through out the day, which he then sells to the scarp dealers. This dusky boy with sparkling eyes has to battle really hard to find his bread and butter. Many times he has to face the scolding and harsh comments of the ticket checkers and railways police, but he is left with no other option to keep his life moving on the track.
At the time this boy fights for his livelihood, any pupil of his age would be either busy pursuing his higher studies or enjoying his teenage. Fighting all the odds, Ahmed has a strong faith, that one day his life will smile at him and he will get all the happiness which he dreamt forever.
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