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(almost) as good for the rich as for the poor!

(almost) as good for the rich as for the poor!

By Nihit on April 2, 2010

As per The World Fact Book, the Gini Coefficient of India in 2004 was 36.8. What does this mean? Gini Coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion, often used to measure income or wealth inequality, i.e. the gap between the rich and the poor. Simply put, a country with a lower Gini Coefficient has more [...]

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Bridging the divide…

Bridging the divide…

By Nihit on December 2, 2007

Twelve noon on a Sunday – a time at which I normally get out of bed. This Sunday was a little different though… I was sitting in the courtyard of a small school in Halenijgal, excited about having rolled a six on both dice in a game of Chausar.
Halenijgal is a small village on Tumkur [...]

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