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(All impressions are mine. To read the full story, click on the
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Poverty's
Sectional
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TRIBALS: It is the story of one village in Rajasthan. They don't have
the money to fix a door for their homes. They cannot dig a well or
instal a hand pump.to get drinking water. The governments talk of a
booming economy. When will they feel that it is a sick society that
thinks of growth but not of proper distribution./Ed
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TRIBUNE,
CHANDIGARH
11/20/08
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Philosophical
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Addressing the Issue of Poverty
Arabinda Basu, philosopher and scholar of Sri Aurobindo, suggests
that the current problems of humanity can only be resolved by a new
collective knowledge, which is "more harmonious, sees the reasons
for conflict, and sees how to resolve the conflict."
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Status
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Is poverty the fate of the majority? Reading into this article "Downturn Drags
More Consumers Into Bankruptcy" published in the New York Times confirms this fear.
4936 people filed for bankruptcy, every day, in October,08, in USA. Americans are not
rich; they are a debt-ridden nation. They have possessed homes, cars, luxuries not with
their savings but with credit card or bank loans.They called these possessions theirs,
while all belonged to banks or financiers.
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NY TIMES
11/16/08
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Slowdown will push millions back into poverty: PM
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Tribune.
Chandigarh.
11/15/08
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