Let me tell you a story: The year is 1933. The German economy is in shambles. The war has left the country battered and bruised. The Treaty of Versailles has forced Berlin to pay war reparations. How much? 132 billion Gold Marks.
We hear a lot of sneers directed at the rich. Like “the 1 per cent,” “greedy” or “fat cats.” Today, I’ll ask: To what extent do the rich deserve these insults? Then, I’ll look at poverty, and ask: Why are so many people poor?
India has many special characteristics in her traditional culture which can accept different ideologies in a harmonious way. The vast area of the Indian subcontinent was a site of the marriage of different religions.