Tuesday, November 30, 2010

11/30- facts

Mumbai

  • literacy rate is 85.6%.
  • first post office was opened in 1832.
  • its income is Rs 48,954.
  • first church was built in 1718.
  • was originally a cluster of seven islands.
http://www.mumbaiproperties.com/Mumbai_-_Fact_File/page_748140.html

Dharavi

  • it is the largest slum in Asia.
  • one million people live in this slum.
  • 18,000 people or more cover on acre of the slum.
  • this slum is in the middle of Mumbai.
  • only a few people have water hook ups.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/dharavi-mumbai-slum/jacobson-text

Bollywood

  • the prime center of Hindi film industry.
  • produces about 1,000 films every year.
  • got its name from combining Bombay and Hollywood.
  • Hindi, Urdu, and English are commonly used in Bollywood.
  • major source of entertainment- audience of 3.6 billion people.
http://www.mumbai.org.uk/mumbai-bollywood.html

other notes:

  • Kaun Banega Crorepati is the Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.
  • Shantytowns are towns or sections of towns consisting mainly of shacks. Approximately 100 million people live in them worldwide.
  • Amitabh Bachchan is the man who started Kaun Banega Crorepati.
  • 250,000 rupees is equal to $5,300 American dollars.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000821/bio
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shantytown
http://www.share-international.org/archives/homelessness/hl-mlaroof.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Rupees_250000_equals_US_dollars

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