1. In the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers, majority of the people
who lived in Annawadi suffered from severe poverty but they looked as life as a
“successful future” or as an escape to get out of their poor living
conditions. What would be your approach
to Annawadians, or people in general, who do need that financial support and how would you describe a community
such as this?
2. In the same book, the author wrote that, “Recently in
Annawadi, Manju had watched Asha negotiate a marriage between a shy neighbor
and a boy from another slum.” How are marriages in India incorporated in its culture? Is it traditional for the parents to choose for the children or for the children to individually decide for themselves?
3. According to the same book, judges did something called fast-tracks courts where thousands of trials went unpublicized and the judges made decisions based on what they hear and not based on concrete evidence to prove a case. Is this system used in Indian courthouses and is it a justified or unjustified system to decide the fate of a person, even if the person is innocent?
4. What does being a student in New delhi mean to you and what are you trying to accomplish in your major?
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