Mon, 12/12/2011 - 05:00 — Anonymous Many visitors find the cost of living
in India inexpensive -- whether they are shopping, dining or putting up in a
guesthouse. But for millions of Indians, getting by on a pittance is a daily
reality. Recently the Indian Planning Commission recommended resetting the
country's poverty line at Rs 32 a day -- about US$0.60 -- in cities, and Rs
26 in rural areas. If this does not already strike you as outrageous,
think for a minute of all the things we flippantly spend that amount on. A
short rickshaw ride, a 6 p.m. street food snack ... Stumped? So are many.read
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