Generally speaken, I like the book Slumdog Millionaire (Vikas Swarup) because it’s based on a real story. It’s interesting to learn something about people in other countries by reading this novel. I did not think that things like these happens in the world.
a) -It illustrates how someone who is very mean, could seems like he is someone nice, only by doing one sweet, nice thing.
b) -It means that you only have to ignore your surrounding field to be happy. I don’t think that this is right, because it’s inhuman to ignore the pain and misery around us.
c) -It illustrates how the prostitutes dice with the death by sleeping with many mans. They only focus on earning money to have something to eat.
d) -You can see how powerful money could be. It could manipulate the mind of other people.
Taj Mahal is a symbol of enduring love
Once there was a prince, named Khurram. He fells in love with the girl Mumtaz Mahal in 1607. Her real name was Arjuman Banu, before prince Khurram renamed her. Mumtaz and Khurram have been married over 18 years (1612-1639) and have done all the things together, before Mumtaz died because of childbirth (1630). She extracted four promises from her husband: -erect a monument to match her beauty; -not marry again; -be kind to their children; -visit the tomb on the anniversary of her death. Because the love of the Emperor was such great, that he ordered the building of the most beautiful mausoleum on earth for her which is today the Taj Mahal.
Ram’s job as a tourist guide
Ram arrives at the Taj Mahal on a friday, when the entry was free. He joined in a group of tourists with a guide, discreetly and listened to what the guide sayed. When he was standing outside in front of the Taj Mahal there was a wife with two kids who asked Ram to tell them a little bit about the Taj Mahal. Ram was telling them all, what he remembered, although it was not very correct. After that the wife gaves money to Ram for his nice explanations, Ram has gone to the Taj Mahal the next days to learn more about him. After fife days he felt ready to work as a guide at the Taj Mahal.
How Ram’s living conditions improve
With the work of a guide at the Taj Mahal, Ram earned enough money to pay the rent for his litte apartment and eat in McDonald’s or Pizza Hut.
– Over 55% of Mumbai’s population dwelled in slums, which was staggering figure of 1 million people
– 217 hectares big
– It used to be the largest slum in Mumbai at one time, but as of 2011, there are four slums in Mumbai larger than Dharavi.
– rents were as low as US$4 per month
– two main suburban railway lines, the Western and Central Railways
– 18th century, Dharavi was an island
In India exists the so-called ‚beggar mafia‘. They consist of people who act as social workers. If they see the kids on the street without parents and no chance of a nice future they get their victims. They go to them and offer them a nice and better life or abducate them from their parents. But in fact they have a bad intention, they dismember these kids to earn money. For example they cut off a health leg or arm, they put hot stuff into their eyes to make them blind or inject somthing to let a part of the kid dies off and has to be amputated. If this is finished they force the kids to begg or sing to earn money. But they’re not allowed to keep it and have to give it to the ‚beggar mafia‘. This happens round about 44.000 times a year. In Mumabi about $3,6 million is the annual amount collected by beggars. The kids have to work 15 hours a day and 7 day in a week.
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