Today's India
1. Inequalities among citizens
a. Explain what the caste system is Æ The Dalits, p. 151
– division of society into four unequal hereditary social classes /castes + the Dalits (or
Untouchables) who are outcastes…
b. Point out the gap between rich and poor Æ A country on the march, p. 24 – From Bombay to Mumbai, p. 31 – Two stories, p. 32
– fourth highest number of billionaires in the world (55) vs 42% people living below 80p
(0.93€) a day…
– Dharavi slum in Mumbai: overpopulated (314,887 inhabitants/km2
)…
– 20-year-old Suhas Gopinath: the world’s youngest CEO vs 24 year-old Bisu Das, who sells garbage to make a living…
2. Inequalities among men and women
a. Explain what the dowry tradition is Æ The dowry tradition, p. 151
– the wife’s family gives a “dowry” or gift to the future husband’s family on marriage…
– dowry deaths…
– bride burning…
b. Explain why there is a “gendercide” in India Æ India’s girls go missing, p. 20 – Another girl, p. 22 – A country on the march, p. 24
– gendercide = gender-selected abortions, female infanticide, dowry-related murders…
– 600,000 Indian girls go missing every year…
– 940 girls for every 1,000 boys…
– sons financially more attractive than daughters…
– two-child families encouraged by family planning, poor families can’t afford two girls…
– example of Kavita’s husband (Text 1) who wanted to get rid of their daughter at birth…
3. The evolution of Indian society
a. A changing economy Æ The two Indias, p. 20 – The Great Indian Dream, p. 21 – A country on the march, p. 24 – Changing India, p. 26
– Hyderabad: “High-tech city” /“Cyberabad”…
– Bangalore: high-tech enclaves…
– growth of the high-tech sector /computing and communications revolution…
– record GDP growth of more than 8 percent every year…
– India at the heart of the world’s network of remote service provision…
– India has changed dramatically: farms give way to factories…
b. Successful women Æ High-tech cities, p. 20 – Is
a. Explain what the caste system is Æ The Dalits, p. 151
– division of society into four unequal hereditary social classes /castes + the Dalits (or
Untouchables) who are outcastes…
b. Point out the gap between rich and poor Æ A country on the march, p. 24 – From Bombay to Mumbai, p. 31 – Two stories, p. 32
– fourth highest number of billionaires in the world (55) vs 42% people living below 80p
(0.93€) a day…
– Dharavi slum in Mumbai: overpopulated (314,887 inhabitants/km2
)…
– 20-year-old Suhas Gopinath: the world’s youngest CEO vs 24 year-old Bisu Das, who sells garbage to make a living…
2. Inequalities among men and women
a. Explain what the dowry tradition is Æ The dowry tradition, p. 151
– the wife’s family gives a “dowry” or gift to the future husband’s family on marriage…
– dowry deaths…
– bride burning…
b. Explain why there is a “gendercide” in India Æ India’s girls go missing, p. 20 – Another girl, p. 22 – A country on the march, p. 24
– gendercide = gender-selected abortions, female infanticide, dowry-related murders…
– 600,000 Indian girls go missing every year…
– 940 girls for every 1,000 boys…
– sons financially more attractive than daughters…
– two-child families encouraged by family planning, poor families can’t afford two girls…
– example of Kavita’s husband (Text 1) who wanted to get rid of their daughter at birth…
3. The evolution of Indian society
a. A changing economy Æ The two Indias, p. 20 – The Great Indian Dream, p. 21 – A country on the march, p. 24 – Changing India, p. 26
– Hyderabad: “High-tech city” /“Cyberabad”…
– Bangalore: high-tech enclaves…
– growth of the high-tech sector /computing and communications revolution…
– record GDP growth of more than 8 percent every year…
– India at the heart of the world’s network of remote service provision…
– India has changed dramatically: farms give way to factories…
b. Successful women Æ High-tech cities, p. 20 – Is