This was written spontaneously in response to 'Why Slumdog Millionaire is unbelievable' in the print edition of Mint Lounge a couple of weeks back..
I thought my point of view was ignored, but a couple of days back, I found out (thanks to Anush) that it was published in Mint Lounge.
my published response below (March 7)...
http://epaper.livemint.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=07_03_2009_133_012&mode=1 in response to the original article in Mint Lounge (Feb 21)
http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/19212120/Why-Slumdog-Millionaire-is-unb.html I find the whole conversation disturbing....
any thoughts? (but please remember that both the article and response are written in an Indian cultural context)