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2/23/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1413-2/23/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Why India's student protests keep growing
It may be too immense to be united or integrated, India. Now the world second most populated country, which is expected to be the top in a few years over China, has nearly 1.3 billion people. Though the size of the nation’s GDP marks the 7th in the world, it’s still only 141st per capita, which suggests there are still a lot of lower-than-middle-class people out there. Though it’s the single largest democratic country with over eight million voters, social class segregation called castes are still practiced in some part of the culture and society. While 80% of the population believe in Hinduism, there are Muslims and Christians and religious division seems distinct. Even among Hindus, there are some ultra-conservative groups that strictly follow the rules and respect the disciplines.
No wonder why there are protest, disputes and even clashes between different groups in religion, politics and social values.
Enjoy reading and learning how complex India is.


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