Although we are staying in 5-star hotels enjoying the high-end life in India, we are also exposed to the other side of India. Part of me doesn’t want to write about the poverty filled India, however, it is part of India and deserves to be talked about. The difference between rich and poor in India is blatant. When I checked into my room at the Le Meridian (the white building in the photo), I enjoyed the luxuries of the hotel… the flat screen tv, pool, gym, and various amenities. Then I opened up the hotel curtains and right outside is a slum, only separated by a thin wall from the hotel’s garden.
The slum spans the length of about 5 hotels. You can see people working, fixing the roofs of their homes with tarp and rocks. There are goats walking around. The children gather and organized their own cricket match. It is a sight to behold.
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