Across the River

u should read ``Khuda ki basti,`` by Shaukat Siddiqui, one of the very few urdu novels I`ve read. i think u`ll like it.

you may find an english translation of the novel called, ``God`s Own Land,`` though people have told me it doesn`t compare with reading it in Urdu/Hindi.

anyway, nice narrative.

Inequality has been around since when ever, but we can and must make it less. The peoples and the Nations of the subcontinent are rich or if not rich, then, not poor. But they are trapped in social systems that values them as poor, deprives them the freedom of initative and opportunity.

Poor we are but as long as we can foster hope, even for one day, that is a day a battle has been won against the social and spiritual evil of poverty. Thank you for the courage to do what you did and do. You have uplifted so many us, who may someday, show the courage of conviction as you have.

Ms. Tewari thank you for your article and your kindered spirit.

I feel poverty in india and pakistan is due to excessive breeding of poor people. Worst aspect is your govt. is subsidizing poor and poverty and their poor habits of breeding by providing subsidized food, kerosene, electricity.Unless india and pakistan both stop this breeding of poors both are doomed. Fortunately our govt. does not subsidize to that extent. I noted women in your article are having 5 or more children and these women are living in slums of Calcutta. You are kind spirit and Allah or Bhagwan bless you. Do you know in continent of hours are pimps of poverty. Many NGO wants poor people, its doctors dilema. No body cares about explosion of population. These poor expect free handout. Even in our country go along any major road in karachi you see crowds of professional beggers with litter. I wonder why we control animal population but not human overpopulation. A state must stop having children to these most poor people who bring children in world and put their children through cruel suffering. NGO work is usless. In our country in next 28 years we will be over 300 million almost same population as EU or USA. Its hard to get water in all cities in india Pak. But this maddness is going to kill both countries. Why people of NGO not force them to have no children before helping. We should have no more than one child per couple to survive continent. All other efforts and useless and phony. Its band aid solution. I have seen slums of India and pakistan and now I am not afraid of hell.

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