| The success of Slumdog Millionaire has suddenly | | | | countries which witnessed lopsided economic growth |
| brought the poor into prominence. The origin of the | | | | in the last two decades has magnified the rich-poor |
| word slumdog goes to two words, "slum-dweller" and | | | | divide. The IT, BPO, KPO or finance guys are |
| "underdog". The movie of a Mumbai slum-dweller | | | | spending more than the annual earnings of a slumdog |
| striking it rich has struck gold on the box office world | | | | family in a single day or even on a single meal. So |
| wide. As someone so appropriately and succinctly | | | | don't you think the world financial crisis was to |
| said, "Nothing succeeds like success". Here too, the | | | | happen, if not now then tomorrow. How can |
| word slumdog has become a magnet for success. | | | | economies sustain such plundering of resources by |
| The world wide web is a true representation of the | | | | few? |
| human psyche. The word was non-existent a few | | | | The well known Mumbai slums of Dharavi made |
| months back and today happens to be the most | | | | famous by the art movies like Ardh Satya, Bhumika |
| sought after. All of a sudden there is a rush for | | | | in the eighties now have an icon status in the world. |
| slumdog related domain names and business ventures. | | | | The Google Trends suddenly shows multifold increase |
| The domain name slumdogtours and slumdogtravels | | | | in searches related to Dharavi, Slums, Mumbai slums, |
| have already been taken; try some different | | | | slumdog, slum travels and so on. Mumbai is replete |
| combination if you want a share in the slumdog pie. I | | | | with many Slumdog tours and travel companies. Many |
| am into the profession of maps and GIS; will there | | | | tour and travel companies have already developed |
| be slumdog maps and may be slumdog GIS. But be | | | | special slum visit packages for the Westerns |
| sure to send a Slumdog Greeting Card to your loved | | | | intending to travel to Indian slums. May be these |
| ones on some slumdog occasion, say the slumdog | | | | tours and travels to the slums will add some money |
| Valentine's Day. | | | | to the deserving pockets too. The tourism has a |
| The movie has spawned interest in the slums, the | | | | new chapter, the slum tourism. Be part of it to give |
| underprivileged of the modern world. The countries | | | | to someone who needs it the most. |
| like Mexico, Brazil, India and many other third world | | | | |