That was one of the best birthdays ever, thanks to you! The cards, the candy, the singing... and who doesn't like cupcakes? All day long, I felt like I'd won a game show. You guys are incredible!
I got a lot of great feedback from you about Slumdog Millionaire. It won the Academy Award for Best Film in 2008, and seven other Oscars as well. Part of the reason was because the film made you feel like you were really in Mumbai, and you could experience what is was like to live in a shantytown.
Or could you?
Was the film accurate? Did it give a true and complete look at modern life in Mumbai?
We're going to gather some evidence and find out. Here are some news articles and videos that should give us a more complete picture of India.
- Building Modern India - who builds such a fast-growing country? (Think of the conversation between Jamal and Malik in the skyscraper.)
- You know how many people live in India. What happens when huge numbers of people hit the cities looking for these jobs? Read New Arrivals Strain India’s Cities to Breaking Point to find out.
- So you're lucky enough to be working on a big construction project now. Where - and how - do you live? India's Poor Struggle for Shelter has some answers.
- What if you don't want to be a laborer? India's College Exam Season shows what teenagers are doing - and it's not trying to get on a game show.
- Lastly, where do you live if you are the richest man in India? Check out Soaring Above India's Poverty, a 27-Story Home.
Oh yeah: champion brickworker here.
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