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Once India was
touted the richest nation in the world. It is for this reason
that traders braved the choppy seas to exchange trade deals with
this nation. It is for this reason why the plunderers traveled
for months together to rob the nation of its wealth.
Her wealth was known
through the world, in a time when modes of travel were sea or
foot and there was no kind of electronic communication. The word
of mouth traveled far and wide.
Every foreigner visited this nation to bereft her further of her
wealth, with each visitor she was getting all the more poorer,
but yet she welcomed everyone and gave them generously. ..
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This nation has never known how to
disappoint her guests. And the last of her invaders left her as a
poverty stricken country, and ever since poverty in India has been ever
increasing.
While this is the basis of India being led to widespread poverty, they
the causes of its increasing status are numerous. One of the prime
initial causes of poverty in India was the greed and jealousy amongst
the numerous rulers of the nation. Each one greedy to eat into another
king’s domain inviting powerful rulers from abroad. And in exchange of
favors the greedier invaders went on a plundering spree. And today, one
of the primary causes is the unequal distribution of wealth.
Urban poverty of India is because of the increasing migration from the
rural areas to the cities and towns for want of more income. The people
in the villages feel that the cities would provide them with better
opportunities and when they migrate to a city they do not have enough
money for basic decent living – only slum-dwelling or footpath sleeping.
And where Mumbai city is concerned it has the largest migrant population
because it is the film center of the country, as well as the financial
capital of the nation.
Today, over 65% of the Indian population has people living under poverty
line in India. They are all a matter of concern because of rampant
illiteracy and unemployment. They cause epidemics and crimes largely
breed amongst them.
The poverty in India solutions does not just lie with the Government. In
fact the sad but true fact is that all those in power are busy amassing
wealth for themselves and contributing a few percent towards the benefit
of the people in their jurisdiction.
Leaving them aside the cure lies amongst every citizen of the country,
who is in the position to contribute to a better India, in terms of time
and money. Educating slum dwellers is amongst the prime needs today.
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