Aleph Books presents "Breaking Through - India’s Stories of Beating The Odds on Poverty" by Meera Mitra - Book Launch at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 12th March 2015

Time : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 12-03-2015 19:00:00 12-03-2015 20:30:00 68 Aleph Books presents "Breaking Through - India’s Stories of Beating The Odds on Poverty" by Meera Mitra - Book Launch Event Page : http://goo.gl/D1JYnY Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
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Event Description : "Breaking Through - India’s Stories of Beating The Odds on Poverty" by Meera Mitra - Book Launch. 

If India is described in conflicting and exaggerated terms—a growth miracle, yet a poverty stricken country—Breaking Through creates a more nuanced portrait of the nation. It presents an India that is at the cusp of change, attempting to emerge from poverty. In  Breaking Through, this India is exemplified through individual, representational stories of innovation, endeavour, struggle and ‘success’. We meet poor and orphaned Neelu, who becomes a serial house owner in the capital; health-worker Santosh, who strives to meet her own health needs; penurious Nazma, who is concerned about the quality of her children’s education; underprivileged entrepreneurs Shan and Dhan, who wrest the rich dividends of growth. These narratives highlight a complex journey. They present the roadblocks that hinder the entry of the poor into economic life (markets, or credit and infrastructure, or businesses governed by transparency) and obstruct their capacity to seize the basic entitlements of health, education and political participation. This makes social or economic transition difficult, circuitous and sometimes, rife with danger. Breaking Through reminds us that to look past these stories of struggle, energy and drive—these narratives of people emerging from poverty—is to miss the vibrancy and complexity of India and her growth story. 

Collaboration : Aleph Books

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