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    special needs, she couldn’t find a suitable school in Mumbai to help him flourish. So she founded The Gateway School of Mumbai and set up a world-class institution for differently-abled children. Through #LexusLeadingLadies—a platform for the RX450h, which celebrates women in power—she reveals her riveting story and how she aims to change India’s educational system At first glance, Indira Bodani—wife, mother and the founder The Gateway School of Mumbai, an arm of the renowned New York…

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    Writers are constantly telling other people’s stories, arguably it is the best way to get inspiration. Using another person’s experience or history allows a point of view to come through that the author never would have had on their own. The way that this is done however dramatically changes with the style they prefer, therefore changing how it’s received. An author who makes the story their own may receive more backlash than someone who allows it to remain that of the teller. They also might…

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    a novel “Q & A” which is written by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. The movie is picturized in slum part of Mumbai, Indian background. The movie is a package of motivation, love, tragedy, action, eagerness and hate. The movie story turns around an uneducated eighteen years old Muslim orphan boy named Jamal Malik and his elder brother Salim Malik from the slums of Mumbai. The movie shows the journey of Jamal from poor to get rich. In this movie, Jamal has no schooling, no family and no…

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    response will be focusing on the article by author Lisa Björkman titled “You can’t buy a vote”. The author in this article analyzes Mumbai’s 2012 electoral process by directing ethnographic attention to Seema, a candidate running for the 2012 election in Mumbai, and her relationships with social workers and local leaders. Björkman’s main focus is on the flow of cash throughout the election campaign. It is believed that the election campaign participants partake in “vote buying”, which is when…

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    “Behind the Beautiful Forevers.” Katherine Boo manipulates connotative and denotative diction to show a contrast between the effect of capitalism as a whole and the effect it has on an individual. Denotative diction is shown through her research in Mumbai which refers to factual events of capitalism affecting the lives of people in those societies. Connotative diction connects to the characters personal emotions; that symbolize the corruption of mentalities, which leads to a lack in morality.…

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    Annawaadi Quotes

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    In the book, Behind the Beautiful Forever’s, cultural differences are present within Annawaadi and Mumbai. Annawaadi is a slum located in Mumbai, a slum that is surrounded by beautiful skyscrapers, luxurious hotels, and the local airport. "Everything around us is roses," Abdul's younger brother, Mirchi, put it. "And we're the shit in between” (xii). Within this slum, thousands of lower class citizens work every single day to stay alive and support their families. The jobs of those who work…

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    This what made the advert attractive and fascinating. The sun was shining on people of Mumbai (in the advert). The citizens dressed in a gorgeous way, they wore bright and nice coloured clothes. men wore white and women wore coloured clothes, both gender covered their bodies with their culture dress, colours of joy and delight was all over…

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    Housing Inequality

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    The inequality issues noted in Alpana Sivam’s “Housing Supply in Delhi” specifically relate to the housing inequality present in some developing nations. Sivam stated, “Most of the formal housing efforts, especially since independence, have catered only to the middle classes and above, so that the only recourse left for lower income groups has been to live in the “nutments” commonly referred to as “slum” housing” (Sivam, 136). This quote demonstrates how globalization in Delhi unequally affects…

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    Dharavi is home to more than a million people in Mumbai. These people live in slums concentrated in just one square mile of land. With significant government and market pressure to develop into a world-class city, and increasing population growth continuing to limit housing opportunities, the fate of Dharavi has become a highly contested and politicized issue (Boano, Lamarca & Hunter 2011). As King Solomon, I will ultimately have control over what becomes of Dharavi. Before deciding, however, I…

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    Lijjat Papad Case Study

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    Shah because of whom Lijjat had to undergo the trauma of court proceedings. Ultimately, the retrieved the unit from Shah. The registered office of Lijjat was shifted to Bandra in Mumbai in 1988. Then Lijjat entered the soap market with the brand name SASA detergent and soap. The 50th Branch if Lijjat was inaugurated in Mumbai in the year 1996 The activities of Lijjat attracted foreign visitors which resulted in export of Lijjat with the help of merchant exporters to UK, USA, the Middle East,…

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