Most of the beggars in Mumbai are ghattees from interior Maharashtra (such as suicide prone region of Vidarbha). UP/Bihar people come to Mumbai and work hard and make a life for themselves and also for the ghattee pandu havaldars. All these UP/Bihar people who run these street shops have to pay haftas to these Pandu havaldars leading to improvement in their lives also!
RE:Beggars in Mumbai...
by heramb gude on Mar 21, 2008 01:27 PM Permalink
UP/Biharis are now in the same class as is the Hindi saying-Na Ghar Na Ghat Ka Dushman Anaaj Ka.They are being rejected in Assam,Maharashtra,Maniour and in southern India.Those who cannot lead their own states to progress despite immense natural wealth in the form of fertile soil,no.of rivers and mineral wealth are talking of ruling the country.India is still a developing country because power-hungry UP/Biharis have tried to keep Central rule in their control by making Hindi the national language.India's abysmal condition of today is thanks to these UP/Biharis PMs.These people go to other states in search of food and employment and can more appropriately be called beggars
