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The White Tiger

The White Tiger. Sarah Palazzo, Megan Welch, Alex Gotowski. Aravind Adiga. Born 23 rd October 1974 Grandfather was chairman of Karnataka Bank Emigrated to Sydney, Australia Studied English literature at Columbia University “The White Tiger” is his first book. India.

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The White Tiger

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  1. The White Tiger Sarah Palazzo, Megan Welch, Alex Gotowski

  2. AravindAdiga • Born 23rd October 1974 • Grandfather was chairman of Karnataka Bank • Emigrated to Sydney, Australia • Studied English literature at Columbia University • “The White Tiger” is his first book

  3. India • 2nd most populous country • Home to four of the world’s major religions; Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jianism • Independence from Great Britain in 1947 • Nonviolent resistance by Gandhi

  4. ‘’ Among the 11 public services covered in the survey, the Police is the most corrupt. An overwhelming 80 % of those who had interacted with the department had paid bribe.” (Transparency International)

  5. Amount of Black Money in Swiss banks?1.4 Trillion(Professor R Vaidyanathan)

  6. More than 50% of people have paid a bribe to get a job done in a public office.(Transparency International)

  7. Ninth Largest Economy/138th nominal GDP per capita

  8. Percentage of people living on less than 1 dollar a day

  9. Estimated to have a 3rd of the world’s poor(World Bank)

  10. Caste System: system of social stratification and restriction, still firmly in place today

  11. The Nehru-Gandhi’shave been dominant in the Indian National Congress since the country’s independence not related to the Mahatma

  12. What is the significance of cars/transportation in the novel?

  13. What does Balram’s obsession with the cleanliness of the car after the child was hit represent?

  14. Light vs. Dark

  15. What role does democracy play in modern India? Is it working?

  16. What is the significance of Balram referring to his masters as different animals?

  17. What does Pinky Madam represent in the novel?

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