Dan Boyle’s Oscar-winning film, Slumdog Millionaire, set in the slums of Mumbai, skillfully portrays the conditions of Amerindic slums and, more importantly, has ignited open welfare in movie many children who occupy these slums. In the film, Jamal, Salim and Latika (played by real slum children) accurately intercommunicate the hardship, abuse and malevolency of this impoverished territory, including the intentional grown exploitation of slum children. city is India’s business capital, but the avaritia and corruption of politicians and others who have neglected Mumbai’s poor population cannot be ignored. Slumdog shows the harsh actuality of the life of slum dwellers, including children, beggars, prostitutes and drug addicts. The movie focuses on destitute children and their ability to survive the slums with comportment and hope, commanding from the conference respect and love.
Many benevolent organizations are already providing help and funding to slum communities every over India, but there is still much work to be done. Food, shelter, medicines and other relief are required for the children struggling to survive in these difficult conditions. Our donations help eradicate the daily pain and suffering of our man humans, unnatural to a life of degradation and poverty, while we live with every luxury and comfort.
The renewed welfare in slum children affords me a opportune opportunity to introduce to the movie of this worthy publication my dear someone and man lawyer, Joseph Anderson. Four eld ago Joseph established a benevolence for the poor children of Calcutta (www.calcuttafund.org). His goal is simple: to provide basic medical and nutritional supplies to the children living in the worst of Calcutta’s slums.
I contacted Joseph in 2006 after I read an article about his benevolent work in our local newspaper, The metropolis News & Record. As an Amerindic I was extremely impressed that a non-Indian, living in my community, had taken concrete steps to do something about the dire poverty he had witnessed in the slums of Calcutta.
When we met he explained to me his open vision for this charity, how he definite to do something about the poverty he had encountered in the streets of India, especially Calcutta—where the movie pledge of the poor, smiling, beautiful children had touched and warmed his soul. He shared with me his lovely and agitated photographs, of many children and places from every over India. While traveling in Bharat and mourning the death of his father, he kept a travel log detailing his personal experiences and thoughts.
This Blog after became a memoir, aptly titled The Light Within, (available at Amazon.com and most bookstores; every proceeds go to the fund). Joseph personally pays every overhead and administrative costs for the fund, sanctioning each and every dollar received in donation to be applied directly to the children. He made a activate back to Calcutta in 2007 to distribute the donations collected and is personally and emotionally involved in this charity. After movie him I promised to actively help with fund raising efforts and in promoting awareness of the benevolence amongst all, especially the Indians in our community. I have introduced him to the movie Gujarati Association and the Amerindic Organizations, and many members have generously donated to the fund. I have successfully encouraged family members and friends to donate and believe we need to help him expand and further this truly worthy cause.
