How Bad is the Gap Between Rich and Poor in India? | Street Interview

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The girl from the family that’s top 10-15% of Indian income is clearly more educated and has a good understanding of how the world works and where she stands in society. But still seemed humble.

I’m not Indian but I’ve known this for a long time. Indians do anything to find a job overseas because the salary jump is astronomical.

I'm British Indian and im in croatia, my tour guide was talking to me about how all the Indians he's met here are so rich and he was saying how the western media only shows one side and that is the poor. But I said there is also a massive wealth gap. I think you would always find that in countries with massive populations.

My answer to his video can be explained in a single sentence - The rich become richer and the poor become poorer and the only way to get out of poverty is education in India

12:12 Shoutout to the uncle who knows the difference between Old money and New money. 👏👏

Just like you can't compare india with other country because of cost of living. You can't compare every indian, region to region cost of living varies significantly. Both Mumbai and Kolkata are considered metropolitan cities but have vary drastic difference in their cost of living.

My mom used to teach in primary school. Her salary was just 5K INR a month(1-2 years ago). While school earned in Lakhs they paid their teachers so little. Edit: That's not it. apparently they used to wire more money in teachers accounts and later ask them to withdraw some % money & teachers had to give it back in cash. It's not just one or two schools. A whole bunch of them do that.

Very realistic, informed, and thought provoking responses. As an American, I wish more Americans would utlize their opportunities and comfort to think, truly honestly think.

I think it is also important to distinguish where these people are being interviewed, in a metropolitan area. As we all know there are vast vast disparities in the welfare of the people in say cities versus those stuck working in rural areas through farms/factories.

The male student hits the nail on the head every question. A lot of people are able to get to where they are at based on their family background.

It's a myth that India is poor and dirty. It's also a myth that we're very rich. There is a huge gap of wealth and a big reason for it is the population among other reasons.

As an Indian I’m 32 y/o, I own a small school, I make approx 10L in Tier 3 Indian city .. I just want to convey my fellow Indian youth… Its better to focus on yourself first… enhance your skills and dive into the new challenges, take risk don’t afraid. Most of the talent comes from Middle class.

💀 the fact is indian elite class salary is equal to usa & China's middle class or lower middle class income

Being from a lower middle class tribal family, I think the only way to get to the top is through govt services with the privilege of reservation. Other than that, it's really tough. In words people say you can do whatever you want but it's not always possible in reality. A good and strong foundation is required to become a successful businessman. Even if you have the idea, finance is the problem and banks won't give loans to poor people.

Thanks! The Doctor is a wise man with a great sense of how things should work and he’s got a lot of common sense too bad he’s not in charge

Can we talk about how well informed they are?!

The doctor and the guy with glasses both pointed out how casteism affects the reserved and non reserved people. I believe that they were both right in their own opinion. There's sure a lot of poor and low caste people who still dont even have the opportunity to get education and this mostly happens in villages. At the same time there's reserved people who exploit this privilege to such heights that they accumulate a lot of generational wealth and can provide their kids with a lot of opportunities and misuse the reservation given to them.

They all are so well spoken even when they speak in their second or third language

Education, Education, Education. Education is so important. You can not stress it enough. But sadly, people do not see it that way. Following your dreams, start-ups, dropping out of school/college to do something out of the ordinary, it all looks charming. But that too is also from people who have some backing. If you are not from a strong background, only education can help you. Of course, there will be some you can make it even without education and family backing, but they are the exceptions, not the norm.