India's new generation between luxury and poverty | DW Documentary

I have lived in Canada for 18 years and returned in the middle of pandemic to live in India (Punjab), I can confirm I have a much better life, living among people who show real emotions,humility & A genuine sense of freedom.

Different shades of india. One side there is flamboyant lifestyle, growth, happiness, and dreams, while on the other side it's like a graveyard of broken dreams and shattered hopes. Well captured documentary. 💯

I am an Indian sitting in UK right now. Studying here and thinking how I have to save up money to buy a laptop get job etc. I read a lot about the world, but somehwre I feel I am disconnected to this starta of society. I though knowledge comes from, and it does, but only to an extent. I will never understand the pains a poor from Bihar would face, how he sees the country, the society etc. It's easy for people like me in India to debate politics over coffee with other students but how can any theoretical framework can enable me to understand their point of view I do not know. My country dreams of super power while having a majority of population earning less than 100 pounds in a month. This is just such a weird feeling.

Feel for the woman who left her toddler not because she is going to a salon but to clean houses. Respect from Pakistan. Wish her situation gets better ❤

Everyone was born equally but is living unequally.. What a tragedy!!

Indian poverty is depicted as there are no homeless people in the USA and Europe. 🤔

I am from region Bihar, and let me tell you this portrayal of poverty in Bihar is not realistic. While I agree Bihar is one of the poorest state, yet the the line "Nothing has changed here in last few decades" is NOT correct. On the contrary, the condition has vastly improved only in last 2 decades, in the 90's you would barely see a concrete house in most of the villages, the roads were non-existent, no electricity, no medical facilities but now the situation has changed. By and large my generation is the last one which has used kerosene oil lamps for studying even though I lived in a town. While you journalists come with a different perspective and European standards of poverty, we compare our own past with the present which is a more dignified way to assess our progress. How many of you know that in 80-90s, before India adopted liberalization, more than 50% of Indians were below the poverty line, the figure is now less than 10%. I have studied in government school for free, I remember all my friends were poor from today's standard, and none of them can be called poor anymore. All of them have jobs, businesses etc. Even today education is free in government run schools and kindergartens, they are supposed to provide nutritious food, books, school uniforms etc, although education quality has hampered due to various reasons including political instability. Poverty can be eliminated within next 10 years with the help of existing welfare schemes given that these are implemented honestly, their own elected representative at the village level has the responsibility to implement the welfare programs, but most of them are involved in corruption. Too much power lies in the hand of undeserving but democratically elected local politicians. Modi has been successful in sending the benefits of welfare programs to the real beneficiaries by using technology for reducing leakage, that is one of the reason he has been winning.

Why 3 children? Most of middle class go with one kid, they know they can’t afford education and life for 3 children… but these guys want 3-4 children and then says can’t afford

in India🇮🇳 minority are safe sikh Buddhist ☸️ jain Zoroastrian there are minority....... ☪️this is 2 nd majority

If only education was accessible for everyone

We Indian youths gave up on so called national media and news channel, we now trust on local and free media and free journalists and youtuber .

The more I look around the world, the more I get angry, the more inequality I see.

The stark difference in economics, culture, literacy, politics, infrastructure between the North of India and its Southern part is mind boggling.

DW i am no "male feminist" but i got into a discussion with Indian expats from the UK and Singapore n found that we are in agreement: there are some really basic things that is holding back India being a superpower! I once read a report from an Indian news network that quoted a policeman telling victims of rape to marry their rapist! I simply cannot fathom how a lawman can say such things - its insane! the few simple things that India needs to fix are #1 Women's welfare and safety #2 Laws against discrimination due to religion n sexuality. caste discrimination as you reported was done but what is the use if there is no enforcement? #3 Free basic education?

30:49- 30:54 “200 million ppl” & “Largest religious minority” 🤔

It is no surprise that DW is releasing this video just after a day Modi won

“I thank the gods for being born into a ‘good’ family” That pretty much says it all.

Thnx DW to depicting the real story of India. Here in India, local media talk rubbish and focus on one thing......Hat's off DW😊

Depressing to see children suffering like that😞

Good to young girls getting empowered like never before. Our Hon PM has given hope to many young ones to dream big and achieve too.