11-29

Today in class we started to watch the movie Slum dog millionaire. It is so far a good movie and I think I am going to learn a lot from it.
1. Mumbai:

• -  The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.
  - Marathi, Hindi and English are the main languages.
  - Mumbai is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
  - Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.
  - Mumbai's literacy rate is 85.6%
  2. Dharavi:
  -is a slum and administrative ward, over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India.
  3. Shantytown:
   - It is a slum settlement of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic.
  4. How many poeple live in shanty twon world wide?
  - One billion people worldwide live in slums and the figure will likely grow to 2 billion by 2030.
  5. How much is a rupee worth in the U.S?
  - In America 1 rupee is worth .02 dollars.
  6. Who is Amitabh Bachchan?
  -   Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad. He is an Indian film actor and producer.