WOMEN

Monsoon Wedding:

Dressed up
Making fun about sex
Sisterhood
Men are more important
Get jewelries when they get married
They are drawn on when they get married

Religion

The uncle of abiti seems to have had some kind of sexual intercourse with abiti. It now appears to be the younger sister of abiti that the uncle is performing incest on. The uncle believes so much in the religion that even though he is having sex with his cousins, he will still correct and participate in the religion.

All men were wearing the same outfit and it must have some kind of traditional value to it or some kind of religious meaning to them. The girls were wearing dresses and the bride was wearing what appears to be a gold fitted dress.

Globalization

- Education - the groom is working in Texas as a computer-engineer

- English is more formal language, it shows that they have a education

- They speak Indian when they are angry, and the moral saying

- He plays golf

- Their clothes is not typical Indian (the men wear suits, and the girls wear jeans), they have computers and their wedding car is very modern

India's transformation and globalisation

General about India

Globalization 
The internet has made a bridge between all continents – and that led to the explosion of India’s IT industry.
Most of the industry consists of call centers, net-related products and software.
There is also a second important industry in India – Bollywood.
India’s annual export of IT component was around $50 million I 2008, and is still growing. 
India I also a country, which many companies prefers to outsource to.

Society 
Before the wireless phones and the development of the internet, India was in an economic black hole. 
There were almost too many people, and not enough jobs.
Many young Indians started on an education – and now they have almost unlimited resources of experts.

Culture 
The Indian culture can be compared with the chines’ culture – they both have the caste system.
Indians are very dutiful, and open-minded. They are just satisfied if they can make a small amount of money

Transformation

1947 India’s Independence 
Very poor country in 1947. 25% live under the poverty line today. 1.25 dollars.
Life expectancy was 27.4 years in 1947. 64.7 today.
1947 approximately 152 died per 1000 born babies.
High amounts of famines occurred
Their literacy level was at 15%, which is low. 74% today
The first president after independence was Jawaharlal Nehru, who ruled India for 17 years.
Up until the early 90’s, the policy was social democratic. Little private sector. Highly skilled, still poor country and many rural living people.
Struggles in the 90’s made India more liberal. More competitive laws

India's Population in 2001 was 1.02 billion, which is 17.31% of the world’s population. Every 6th person lives in India. Fertility rates is 2.72
Population of India in 1947 350 million
Poverty mainly among the 64% that works in agriculture. 
Information technology has been the cornerstone for the ruling party, as it leads to more wealth in the industry and service sector. 
Even though India have bad infrastructure, the rural Indians are coming into the villages selling goods and they monitor prices.

Outsourcing

India’s industry

India´s industry increased explosively in the early 80´s, when the call-centers where established.
Call centers where customers can get advice and assistance to help, in some products could be phones, computers and so on.
The phoning assistance in India is cheaper, and also sometimes better, because the most workers in India have a college education, and the workers in USA only have a high school education. If the customer needs technical assistance, it would often be an advantage to have a higher education. The English speaking from the Indians, are quite the same and easy to understand.

Technical outsourcing

The technical outsourcing in India is a very growing “industry” because; there are a lot of people who knows a lot about computer programs and so.
I also found a Danish citizen on the internet, living in India who has specialized in spreading the outsourcing possibilities to Danish business people, and he says:

-          There is a 24/7 service, all the year.

-          The Indians have longer working days, and because of the time difference, they almost works when the Danish are sleeping, and also the Danish are working when the Indians are sleeping.

-          Sharing of documents and so is easy and quick because of today’s Internet.

Car industry in India

Also the car industry is growing in India.
For example the Hyundai automobiles is made in India and exported all over the world where it sells good, because of the low price, and good quality compared to other cars. The spare parts to the cars also come from India, therefore the spare parts are cheaper, than if they would come from USA, which the cars from General Motor, could be for example Opel which is build in Germany, but the spare parts has been produced in USA, where the price on spare parts is more expensive, because of the paying to the workers.

Hyundai is a big concern who also manufactures oil tankers, container ships, excavators, and other heavy machinery.

Future

So in the Future India and also other Asian countries, would give us in the Western countries a lot of competition, because of the lower price.
Personally I think the “network- outsourcing” is ok because I doesn’t cost much CO2 to the globe, but when the cars are made in India they have to be sailed to Denmark, and that costs a lot of CO2.

Low paying and almost none working conditions? Bad for us.

Market strategies


What's so special about India? 
The Indian call-centers have made a profound impact on the global market... so where lies the interest for the investors? It is very much a question of organization, collaboration and tactics. Modern society has reached a point in which Information Technology (IT) has become accessible from almost anywhere at any given time. The result is that we are no longer bound by certain restrictions; this includes long distances, cultures and languages. We see this in the manner in which the communication is designed to appeal to the market segments that the firm is targeting.


If you were to call customer support (in Britain), you would most likely be redirected to an Indian call-center. The thing is you probably wouldn't notice... well, it depends on the person on the other end. In India recruits normally receive a 20-hour crash in British culture. This includes: 

• Watching TV soap operas and football games
• Learning about celebrities
• Yorkshire pudding *yum-yum :P

They are even taught about Britain's miserable climate; in each and every cubicle monitors keeps track of Greenwich Mean Time and the current temperature in Britain. The staff get a two-hour seminar on the royal family... wait aren't they just goofing around these Indians? No, in fact there's a very good reason. People wants to be in their comfort zone... not in a foreign zone. Moreover, the customers are probably dealing with some kind of issue that they cannot solve by themselves; the communication has to be flawless in order to avoid misinterpretations. 


Get'cha Head in the Game

Now, the articles mainly address "Indian call-centers" and while it is true that these are indeed important their role is still endangered by modern technology. In order to remain in the top position (TOP-NOTCH!) India will need to incorporate new innovations... such as cloud technology (<- My opinion). Am I right? You Betcha!!!


Opinions

For several years English calling centers, have been moved away from England to India. This has been going on almost without anyone in England noticing. As people start to find out that there is being given away to Indians, they tend to have a rather aggressive approach to the subject. This is mainly because many people nowadays are unemployed. Many people don’t get way their jobs have to go to someone in India instead of someone in Britain. But since the Indian employers are cheaper, more effective and better than their British colleges, the chances for jobs coming back from India are likely zero. 

Although the Indians payment is much lower than westerns with the same job and education. The job is still seen as a high status job. This is completely opposite compared to how the west sees these jobs. In the western world, jobs in the service sector are not always seen as ones top priority job. Although the west sees these jobs as “low class”, Indians like these jobs and they are a lot more serious about them than the British.

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire
question for the groups: each group must make a copy of these questions and then open a new group document in this file and paste in the questions and answer them in your own group document - all group members must participate in writing. USE WHOLE SENTENCES WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR ANSWERS

Page: 7 - 9

1. Describe the children’s clothes and establish Jamal and Salim’s ages here!
The children wear rags. They are bare-footed. They basically have very little to no cloth on..
Jamal is seven years and Salim is nine years.

2. Explain what the children are doing there and what happens suddenly!
The children are playing cricket near an airfield. Salim throws a ball, and just as Jamal tries to catch it, a big airplane almost hits him. The plane knocks him over.

3. Describe what the slums are said to look like here, give details written in your own sentences
The slums are really dark and are maze-like. there are many shacks
The houses are build on top of each other, also over the lanes.
A lot of people live here, so they have to have a lots of shops.

4. Explain what people the children are passing are doing - find at least 8 activities
They pass a boy who is pissing in the drain.
They pass people at stalls.
They pass the shops, where people are selling items and watching out for their livestock.
They also pass sleeping people.
need 4 more

5. Notice what one person seems to stand out from the rest of the people and explain how we can see that
He is an upper class foreman, and he is well respected
He stands out because he has a Mercedes, instead of walking like everyone else.
he drives because he is the to “man of” the slum
He wears a beautiful suit

6. How would you characterize the two boys’ behaviour in this situation? and what makes it change?
They act different because of thin the air. ????
The situation where they are running through the maze: it seems as if they are at “home”
The two boys seem to have a lot of fun, when they are running through the slum
They have respect towards their Mother. They behave when she shouts.


7.Try to figure out what the teacher is talking about when he say “ So the musketeers return”
“Trouble is back”
They usually come late
They are someone who fight crime
A Musketeer is a noble statues, ??? it is like in the Three Musketeers: they are a team.

Page: 13 - 16

8. on the basis of the “toilet” - incidence try to describe the two brothers’ relationship to each other - how do they differ from each other? ( notice what each brother does in this situation)
They are making business
(taking a crab)
The brothers are very close, because they are teasing each other

9. Discuss and try to find an answer for Jamal’s action when locked in and why he is the “happiest boy in the slum”.
Because he gets the autograph from the famous person, therefore Jamal has the feeling of being special.
The autograph “gives” status.

10 explain what Salim does in the end of this extract
Salim steals the autograph. He sells it for money, because he is very jealous at his little brother.This is a way for Salim to get back at his brother Jamal.

11. Discuss and sum up how these two texts extracts can be related to today’s theme “children and education”
In the text we have heard about children working. Jamil and Salim have the job to take money for people’s use of the primitive toilet

Page: 20 – 25

1. explain the place, the surroundings and the atmosphere at the beginning of this scene
The atmosphere: the children are playing, they are enjoying themselves. Its happy
The children’s mother: is tired and there is an uncomfortable atmosphere.

2. examine the name “Krishna” on Google and figure out how this playmate is different from Salim and Jamal
Krishna is a Hindu and Salim and Jamal are Muslims
The people who are coming running are angry Muslims

3. explain why the approaching danger is hard to recognize and also identify what the danger consists of?
because of the noise of trains

4. Explain Krishna’s sudden change in behavior towards Jamal and Salim.
He wants to protect himself from Salim and Jamal.
The boy does it because he doesn’t want to be killed.

5. Make a list of the confusing images that the brothers see on their way away from the dhobi
They see the rioters killing their mother.
Little blue boy.
Burning houses.
Little girl with gashes and pants.

6. Explain the episode with the teacher: Jamal’s relief and what actually happens – explain why this happens.
The teacher is one of the rioters - a Hindu
He deceives the children.

7. Explain the police’s behavior in this situation and discuss why it is like that.

8. Discuss how we can see that Salim is older than Jamal in the situation on p 23 – second half.

9. On the basis of the last part of your text explain about Salim’s look upon the girl and upon himself now.

Women

Wome's chores

exsisted for centuries

more succesful

matrimonial

Dowries - "love" gift

Bindi- bindu-kumkum

Arranged marriages

The arranged Marriage process

The rare women

- A family (Harpreet and Surinder) tells:

- 3000$

- “it is our choice as individuals”

- Common attitude

- Least middle class

- 1000 men, only 796 girls

- Lon history of female infanticide

- Watering someone else’s field

- Rather 2,000 rupees than 200,000 rupees later

- Very hush-hush

- Only 300 cases since 1994

Case of the stolen boys

- - Keya Bhattacharjee

- - Healthy boy put into an incubator

- - Not allowed to see her son

- - After two weeks handed back a girl

- - Nurses accused

- - DNA-tests

- - Other stolen baby boys

Working Women.

· Working women.

· ReRepresented in all occupations.

· Take care of children, cook, be a family maid, a tutor, a nurse and work.

· Mines, make pots, weave and plough land and harvest crops

· Smaller wages.

· Had to work even when then pregnant, nursing or carrying a child.

· Highly educated and independent women in the big cities (Delhi, Mumbai e.g.)

· Caste – upper-caste and lower-caste people.

Statistics

Sidevisninger efter land

Danmark

182

Rusland

29

Tyskland

5

USA

4

Sidevisninger efter browser

Internet Explorer 121 (55%) Chrome 81 (36%) Firefox 8 (3%) Safari 5 (2%) Opera 3 (1%) NS8 1 (<1%) Netscape 1 (<1%)

Sidevisninger efter operativsystem

Windows 214 (97%) Macintosh 5 (2%)