Bombay Riot

• damage was 3.6 billion dollars 
• there was a riot because of Gods 
• babri mosque
• around 900 people died
•  575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died and 2,000 people were injured in the riots
• alot of soldiers wouldn't interferer 
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Riots

• What is Kaun Banega Crorepati? Indian game show also known to us as who wants to be a millionaire
• What is Dharavi? slum ward in urban part of India
• What is a shantytown?  How many people live in shantytowns worldwide? almost a billion and a house made of scraps
• Who is Amitabh Bachchan, and what does he have to do with Slumdog Millionaire? a famous actor in the movie and real life
• What is Bollywood? Indian theater
• How much is 250,000 rupees (or any amount of rupees) in American dollars? (Hint: find a currency converter.) 250,000 dollars

class today

today in class we went over our homework and watched more of slum dog millionaire  !

class

today in class we worked on defining things and watched a movie

Facts

Mumbai

·         Formally known as Bombay

·         Capital of Maharashtra

·         Most popular city in India

·         Second most populous city in the world

·         Mumbai is on the west coast of India

·         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai

Dharavi- is a slum and administrative ward

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharavi 

Bollywood- s the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood

questions on india

1,173,108,018 people as of July 2010
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html 

2.65 children born per woman

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

25 percent as of 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

Islamics attacked and bombed a small diner in India. Afghanistan set off a car bomb in India.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/india/terrorism/index.html?offset=25&s=newest

119th

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/world/asia/19iht-letter.html?ref=india

Flooding is a huge problem, like the one in Surat that killed 120 people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/world/asia/01india.html

Raw sewage pours into the city through the river.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2006/09/28/world/1194817098866/part-1-water-woes-in-india.html

61%

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh.

 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

August 15, 1947 and Britain 

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html

questions on india

1.  1,173,108,018 people as of July 2010
2.  2.65 children born per woman
3. 25 % of 2007
4. Islamics attached and bombed a small dinner in India and set off a car bomb.

5. 119th
6. flooding is a major problem