Blog topic #4

In this video clip, we can see that these places are unsanitary for little kids. These slums display unhealthy living conditions for children and adults. This clip does show that there is improvement being done to help reduce the unsanitary residue crawling in the area. It astonishes me that in India 80 percent of the population is living on less than 2 dollars a day. This is unheard of and something should be done about it. Most of the population are children. 33 percent of the population are under the age of 15. I hope these slums can start making a little improvement.

The award winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, shows the poverty and harsh conditions that Indians have to live in. This film was nominated 10 Oscar awards, won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screen play and four Golden Globes. Even though this film caught the eyes of many, Indians living in these “Slumdog” conditions were appalled by the film. Tateshwar Vishwakarma stated, “Referring to people living in slums as dogs is a violation of human rights.” The film was a disgrace to the people living in the slums. This was not the only thing that caused trouble after the making of the film. Parents of the actors Runina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail argued that their children were not getting enough money for their role in the movie. Even though the kids played an excellent role in the movie, they still have to go back to their old ways living in the slums. After watching the film it astounds me how anyone could live in a malicious place like the slums.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/4359316/Riots-as-Indian-slum-dwellers-object-to-Slumdog-Millionaire.html