India and China: A Cultural Comparison Samantha Hodges SPA Class of 2007 Wesleyan University Class of 2011
Why am I here?
India Birth Rate: 21.72 births per 1,000 population Death Rate: 7.6 deaths per 1,000 population Fertility Rate: 2.6 children born per woman Infant Mortality: 50.78 deaths per 1,000 live births Sex Ratio: 1.06 males per 1 female Population Growth Rate: What do these statistics mean?
Bangalore Population: ~59 million ~30 percent of India is urban Bangalore is the fastest growing metropolis in India
A walk to school.
M.G. Road.
Parliament.
Sittilingi Valley, Tamil Nadu Urban rural-breakdown 30/70 National Rural Health Mission Tribal Health Initiative Hospital CHWs, Nurses Organic Farming Initiative Women’s Collective Weaver’s Collective
Thrissur, Kerala The “Kerala” Model of Development Why Kerala? ~91 percent literacy 1.9 fertility rate 14 IMR 20 Child Mortality 35 in Mississippi Why Kerala?
Integrated Rural Technology Center.
China Population Growth Rate: .655% in 2009 Birth Rate: 14 births per 1,000 population Death Rate: 7.06 deaths per 1,000 population Fertility Rate: 1.79 children born per woman Infant Mortality: 20.25 deaths per 1,000 live births Sex Ratio: 1.1 males per 1 female What do these statistics mean?
Wal-Mart.
Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Shaoshan Mao’s birthplace “Rural” visit
Fin. Thank you! Questions?