The Poverty Song Poverty in India By Pema Davis and Richard Soriano Asia PAC 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZZU8vmOu_s

How many Indians are affected by poverty? India is a highly populous country with approximately 1.3 billion people, but over a third of that population is living on less than $1 a day. A report by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, stated that 8 Indian states have over 400 million people living in poverty. UNICEF data has shown that 1 out of 3 malnourished children can be found in India.

What are the effects of poverty on the Indian people? In India: About 1,600 people die everyday due to diarrhea alone. 2-3.5 million people are HIV positive. 128 million people have no access to clean water. 170 million people live in slums.

What does poverty in India look like?

Wilbur Sargunaraj Known as India’s “first Youtube star” Has travelled all around the world to give motivational speeches and promote cultural intelligence (some countries he has visited are: Canada, Australia, Singapore, Oman, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, etc.) He is fluent in Tamil, English and Japanese, and the language of the ancient Aztecs and Mayans. He is a strong voice for humanitarian issues, and has organized many concerts and workshops in India as well as Indonesia His film, Simple Superstar was released in 2013 and aired at the Calgary film festival

Map The music video for The Poverty Song was filmed in Madurai and Kolkata/ Calcutta Where Sargunaraj was born and raised: Madurai, Tamil Nadu infoplease.com

Why we chose this song It was the first thing that came up when we searched “poverty songs” We both take special interest in India (Pema has been to India and Richard likes Indian food) It is very catchy and funny, with an entertaining music video, yet the lyrics contain a very serious message (poverty) and the video shows us people in Indian slums that are very much affected by poverty.

List of websites used… http://islamicreliefcanada.org/about/locations/india/? gclid=CPy67sPAqcUCFYVFaQodCLMAJQ http://apecsec.org/poverty-in-india-statistics/ http://indianmuslims.in/poverty-and-wealth/ http://enthuspeaks.blogspot.ca/2013/06/is-poverty- necessary-evil.html http://acelebrationofwomen.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Sargunaraj

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