India is no Slumdog!!
Slumdog's Success is indicatory of the rainbow of India's vibrant colors displayed by Danny Boyle's Millionaire Brit Kid Dev Patel in the over hyped yet under nourished Indian Tale of a slum dweller who transforms from rags to riches over-night in an Indian Tele Show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.
We all might have seen the movie or perhaps even read the novel by now. The novel is available at INR 95/- on the streets of Mumbai. I would say if you have seen the movie or heard the storyline, you are able to believe in the reality of life in India or even in any metro city of our bejeweled country. Still every dog has its day and every cloud has a silver lining.
Many a times I notice the little girls near the jogeshwari Flyover Signal trying to insert their hands into a large metal lid of a manhole which has a very narrow opening. I stopped by once to notice what they do, they actually insert a bottle in the small hole of the manhole which has a pipe of fresh water passing through it. They might have pierced a hole into the pipe and started to use this water for drinking and washing clothes. Innovation at its best and by the most underdogs. This is what it means to be a Slumdog Millionaire.
We all might have seen the movie or perhaps even read the novel by now. The novel is available at INR 95/- on the streets of Mumbai. I would say if you have seen the movie or heard the storyline, you are able to believe in the reality of life in India or even in any metro city of our bejeweled country. Still every dog has its day and every cloud has a silver lining.
Many a times I notice the little girls near the jogeshwari Flyover Signal trying to insert their hands into a large metal lid of a manhole which has a very narrow opening. I stopped by once to notice what they do, they actually insert a bottle in the small hole of the manhole which has a pipe of fresh water passing through it. They might have pierced a hole into the pipe and started to use this water for drinking and washing clothes. Innovation at its best and by the most underdogs. This is what it means to be a Slumdog Millionaire.
Another example of such innovation is the Auto Rickshaw drivers pooling their passengers charging each one of them 5/- bucks for a nearest sub urban station ride. They charge 15 bucks for 3 people and make profit also the passengers feel free after jsut having to spend 5/- per head and even ladies feel safe in travelling in such Sharing Ricks since there are more than one passengers to help them in case of any untoward incident. Who wants to remember Car-Pooling here??
Sharing and Caring has been a part of Indian Culture since ages. The joint familed business minded Gujratis are excellent examples of this trait. Legacies are made in India from each step and continue till ages. Take the case of Music Maestros for instance, hardly any maestro exists who has not passed his art to his next generation.
A child near Taj Mahal Agra, who sells fans made from Peacock Wings knows 6 different foreign languages and is very fluent in all of them. All he knows is to sell a fan per customer and his success rate is almost 100%. He learnt all these languages from tourists of different origins and uses them to fulfil his and his families' hunger.
For many their talent or whit is amazement but for them it is survival tactics!!
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