Chapter. 1 Part. 2 "the first night"

Chapter.1 Part.2

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The firsth night

Summary:

Balram continues his story.

He tells the prime minister of china to turn everything around what the prime minister of India says than he’ll know the truth.

The Ganga is called the river of emancipation that’s why all the tourist come to see it.

But basically it’s the the opposite of that.

He describes it as a river whose banks are full of rich, dark, sticky mud whose grip traps everything that is planted in it. That’s why he calls it the black river.

Balram describes how they carried his mothers body to the ganga when she died and how they put her on fire.

He tells about the village of Laxmangarh. That’s where he was born.

It’s a small village in India close to Bodh- Gaya which is the town where Lord Budha sat under the tree and found his enlightenment.

He also tells about his dad and how they used to go up to the black fort and overlooked the whole village.

Personal Part:

In this part of the book I was really interested in the “typical Indian village paradise”

The difference between rich and poor people in India is huge.

There are people living in nice areas with huge houses and with people who work for them and then there are people living on the streets and children who are starving.

35 per cent of the Indian population lives on less than $1 a day. In 2005 the world bank reported India is the 12th wealthiest nation in the world.

This is just a prove for the class differences in India. 

I think the cast system is a reason for this problem. Even though it's abolished there are still many people in India who believe in this system. Poor people almost never have a chance to get out of the slums and to become rich. The rich people get born into wealth and it’s easier for them to make a carrier.

Links: 

http://www.southasianconnection.com/blogs/106/India---Rich-and-Poor.html