Slumdog children to be rehoused

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Source: BBC

Two child actors from the film Slumdog Millionaire will be moved from slums to new houses by Indian authorities.

Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, who played young versions of two main characters, were discovered by casting agents in Mumbai's Garib Nagar slum.

There was an outcry when it was found they were still living there after the success of the Oscar-winning film.

An official said the children had "brought laurels to the country" and deserved to be rewarded.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7909660.stm

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1. Great!

That only leaves the remaining 27.5% of Indian citizens who live below the poverty line.

To be fair to the Indian authorities, that figure is well down from over 50% in the 70s, but it's still obscenely high and rescuing a couple of kids isn't going to change that.

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2. It would be nice if the Indian government would spend money

putting, oh, I don't know, maybe a sewage system in to the slums.

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3. I had dinner at a great India restaurant last night.

So much good food we couldn't eat it all and had to pack it up. I ordered some mystery food...a big pancake like gizmo with potatoes and chicken inside. I didn't know how to eat it. Tonight I'll just have to dump out the innerards and use the pancake like a tortilla or something. But the spices...!!! Great atmosphere with a sitar player too. Anway, those kids are cute.