Comments on: India in 1974 and now – from my experience http://mariawirth.com/india-in-1974-and-now-from-my-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=india-in-1974-and-now-from-my-experience Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Laljee Verma http://mariawirth.com/india-in-1974-and-now-from-my-experience/#comment-18692 Fri, 30 May 2025 07:02:17 +0000 https://mariawirth.com/?p=5819#comment-18692 Maria, you are right. Extreme poverty is a part of history now. India has advanced and is likely to be the third largest economy, shortly. With indices with which one calculates poverty must also take into account the purchasing power, only then a somewhat correct picture may emerge.

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]]> By: Vimal Wakhlu http://mariawirth.com/india-in-1974-and-now-from-my-experience/#comment-18676 Tue, 27 May 2025 06:55:46 +0000 https://mariawirth.com/?p=5819#comment-18676 You have highlighted a very important issue that India of today is faced with, Maria ji. This is the result of advertising by these big multinationals, which have had a lot of impact on the psyche of the young Indians. May be this too is a phase. After people realise what they have lost in terms of health, there might be. reversal of this trend.

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]]> By: Mohan http://mariawirth.com/india-in-1974-and-now-from-my-experience/#comment-18675 Tue, 27 May 2025 06:09:29 +0000 https://mariawirth.com/?p=5819#comment-18675 Yes ma’am, I was born in 1969 and my childhood witnessed such poverty. And the time changed everything.
Thanks for your visit and views on my country…..

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]]> By: Maria Wirth http://mariawirth.com/india-in-1974-and-now-from-my-experience/#comment-18668 Mon, 26 May 2025 10:40:36 +0000 https://mariawirth.com/?p=5819#comment-18668 In reply to Radhika Nagrath.

we need to point out the damage it does, never mind if some won’t like to hear it.

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]]> By: Radhika Nagrath http://mariawirth.com/india-in-1974-and-now-from-my-experience/#comment-18665 Mon, 26 May 2025 05:41:05 +0000 https://mariawirth.com/?p=5819#comment-18665 yes Maria. You have rightly pointed out. A phenomenal mindset change. It is considered a matter of pride and trendy for the coke chips generation today to eat out unhealthy

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