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...major complaints from the school authorities have been low attendance and an attitude problem, not only with the children but with their parents too," says Madhumati Lade, the family counselor appointed by the Jai Ho Trust, which was established by filmmakers Danny Boyle and Christian Colson to provide shelter, education and health care support for the two young stars of their award-winning movie. Lade visits the school three times a week to check on the children's progress, and she says that for the past six months, their attendance has been steadily dipping. "Rubina has 28% attendance, while Azhar...
...Jai Ho Trust was also charged with finding suitable housing for the children, outside of the slums. While Shamim and Azhar have moved into a new 250 sq. ft. apartment in Santa Cruz West, Ali has refused to move out of the slum, saying that 2,500,000 rupees ($50,000) is not enough to buy a flat. "I wanted to live in Bandra, as it is near to Rubina's school and I don't want her to travel a lot to get to school every day. Can you get a flat in Bandra for that amount? I asked...
...generating a frenzy in India similar to the ones that engulfed the U.S. and European markets. An Indian auction house, Osian's, even began marketing a sort of mutual fund for fine art. Artists, too, developed unrealistic expectations. "Everyone wants to be Damian Hirst overnight," says Mumbai gallery owner Jai Bhandarkar...
...ignore. Of India's 1 billion citizens, 40% are under 18; 70% are under 35. In the cities, voting rates among younger citizens are as many as 20 points lower than they are in rural areas, but growing. "Urban youth is emerging as a key electoral group," says Jai Mrug, an election analyst based in Mumbai. "It could be a huge sample of voters freshly added to the polls." The country's political future belongs to those who understand that their issues are India's issues...
...turned the city into India's fastest-growing metropolis. The attacks on women are a symbolic rejection of the open-minded, modern India that they all want to be part of. "On the one hand, India is developing; on the other hand you're seeing a U-turn," says Jai Pais, a 21-year-old intern at the hotel. "You're going backward...