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Entry Posted September 10, 2006

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5231022.stm The Indian Medical Association is apparently conducting an investigation into three doctors who were evidently captured on camera offering to amputate beggars’ limbs so that, being more pitiful, they can collect more money. (This subject is an element of Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance, one of the most gruelling books I’ve ever read…) 19:54

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Disability Culture Watch (similinton.com):
… t want a situation where you have to amputate your leg to be an Olympic runner.” While beggars around the Indian subcontinent may be driven to amputate a limb in efforts to increase their begging potential (here’s the link), it seems doubtful that approach will ever take root in Olympic sports. Casey Martin doubts it will ever come to that point (obviously). Said Martin, in a recent interview: “There’s not one runner in the world that would give up his legs to have …

Dawn to Dusk- The Life of “Pichhaiikkararkal” (echiliravugal.blogspot.com):
… a considerable some in India. “Let’s provide them challenges in a positive way.” To get more insights on begging and beggars in India you could refer few of these blogs like 1. Beggars Amputated By Gangs To Make Money 2. Beggar’s of India3. An Average Beggars EarningI rather preferred to keep the name of blog as Echil Iravugal- [Wastage Nights] the way I prefer to translate, let us get into a new insight and show them a ray of hope towards new horizons. …

The money spenders blog (spendingmoney99.wpbloghost.net):
… are able to generate more sympathy and make more money. The secret filming apparently shows one senior doctor offering to perform the operation for the equivalent of $200. The police say they will investigate the allegations.More… (World News)read more …

Salad Days (saladdayz.wordpress.com):
… Note : I have been to Mumbai only twice or thrice, though I live in Maharashtra. (Mumbai is Maharashtra’s Capital) Here are some links - Mumbai’s beggars earn Rs 180 crore a year - The Times of IndiaInquiry into ‘beggar amputations’ - BBC NewsBut I couldn’t find much about the life of a street beggar in mumbai. May be these films put some light on their lives (I haven’t seen them): Salaam Bombay - by Mira Nair (1988) Traffic Signal - by Madhur Bhandarkar (2007) …

Our Vagrant Society (lee2606.blogspot.com):
… 2002, studies shows that homeless beggars in Toronto earn an average monthly income of $638. Further studies illustrates that three-quarters of the panhandlers population spend their money on drugs and tobacco while two-thirds spend it on alcohol.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5231022.stm …

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