Begging In India

Begging In India

Begging In India

As a writer, I have a responsibility to not only entertain, but to educate. While researching for my book, The Beggar King, I found a lot of interesting facts and figures.
Begging in India is a way of life.
It is thought that there are about 800,000 full time beggars, if each beggar get 12 rupee each day of the year; the industry brings in about ten million per year. In Kolkata as one example, the beggars are genius at tweaking a system.
A middle aged woman whose children have already grown will rent another’s baby to enhance her pitifulness and more alms. She has to rent her space for about 3 rupee every day.
Rag pickers play a vital role in Kolkata’s recycling. They sort through the trash. Many items found in the trash can be sold to someone else.
The Skelton men had made Kolkata one of the world’s leading exporters of human bones.
I’m pretty sure I’ve only scratched the surface of five thousand years of India’s history, but it’s a start.
Stay tune for the release date for the Beggar King, coming to an e-book store nearest you.