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Another day, Another Scam
Raj Rajaratnam’s, the billionaire founder of Galleon Group, was the story that dreams are made of. However, he now stands charged in a $20 million insider trading scheme by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC says that he didn’t deserve his reputation for “genius trading strategies” or “astute study of company fundamentals or marketplace trends” but that it was a simple case of insider trading.
I will treble your money!!
I am blessed by Mata Sikotar. I have divine powers. I can treble your money. If you give me one lakh today, I will give you three lakhs next week.
Flute player at Chowpatty Beach
At Mumbai’s Chowpatty Beach, Raju makes a living selling ‘flutes’, a musical instrument, while Ahmed, who supports a family of four by selling peanuts, looks on. In the background, a family enjoys their evening out. In the extreme background, the domed structure is a revolving restaurant, considered by the locals to be an “architectural marvel”. [...]
‘Balloon seller at the Gateway of India
At the ‘Gateway of India’, a child admires a balloon while the balloon seller’s son wistfully looks on. The Gateway of India (see below) was built in the Indo-saracenic style to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay, prior to the Darbar in Delhi in December 1911. It is a [...]
Street children at Chowpatty Beach
Street children make the most of the sand and the surf at Mumbai’s popular Chowpatty beach. Rampant poverty and high unemployment cause school drop-outs and induce thousands to come to Mumbai in search of livelihood. The authorities periodocally raid local businesses with a view to ‘rescuing’ the children employed therein. However, whether such ‘rescue’ attempts [...]
Water Vendors at Victoria Terminus
Two water vendors pull a barrel of water on a hot summer day accross the streets of Mumbai. The water is pumped out of a tubewell and sold to thousand of hawkers who line the city’s streets. In the background is the magnificient Victoria Terminus building which was built in 1888 and named after the [...]
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