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I N D I A C A L L I N GS P R I N G F E S T 2 0 0 8
The widening gap between Rural and Urban India...
The migration of folks...
The consequences... and the Solutions
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a picture story
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one fine day I was born... as the “king of my world”
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being a fast learner, I soon learnt table manners
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Picture 2
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“dekho mere muscles”... did I ever attend gym?
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Picture 3
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i love my village, we even get home delivery here!
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Picture 4
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but then struck the famine, and the govt gave my baba a check
of just Rs 3!!
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Picture 5
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one fine day we decided to move out of our village, and into a big city, the city of our dreams...
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many families from our village had already left the village and settled in the city
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soon we had a house of our own, in one of the richest localities of the city
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Picture 8
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we even got our cattle to the town.. it seems to enjoy this place
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Picture 9
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i got new friends...
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Picture 10
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...and very soon a new job too
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Picture 11
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sleeping was never a problem for me
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Picture 12
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we all enjoyed the countless buckets of water from the road pipe
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Picture 14
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government promised us proper rehabilitation, but their work was always in progress
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let me introduce you to my brothers, they entertain the traffic..
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Picture 15
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...and my sisters, ready to be trafficked
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Picture 16
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this place is so crowded, sometimes it gets scary
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Picture 17
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but there is space for everybody
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Picture 18
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this guy doesn’t seem to be from my village: it looks less of poverty and more of pornography!
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Picture 19
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wow... in my village the bull wont let anyone ride its back, look at this!!
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Picture 20
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atleast the dogs in my village are healthier
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Picture 21
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is this India shining?
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Picture 22
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i wish they'd bring such factories to my village
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Picture 23
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maybe then they would plan to upgrade my village into a liveable town
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Picture 24
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and then they woul connect my town with roads and electricity
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Picture 25
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such villages all over india would then make India truly shine!
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Picture 26
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then even ramu kaka will be able to use the ATM
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Picture 27
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and then baba would be able to call ma if she gets lost during the tirth yatra...
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Picture 28
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maybe i will be able to chat with the friends il make in the city, straight from my village
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Picture 29
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i have a dream... do you hear me?
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Picture 30
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It is time we act, before it gets too late...
late not for you and me...
but for him!
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