How Bad is the Gap Between Rich and Poor in India? | Street Interview
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What we don’t often hear about in the mainstream media is the growing wealth gaps that are destroying the middle class all around the world. This is especially true for India, which has the third largest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China. But did you know that the richest 1% of Indians own over 40% of the country’s total wealth? How do ordinary Indians feel about this wealth gap and their top 1%? Our Asian Boss reporter hit the streets of Delhi to get some local insight.
The opinions expressed in this video are those of individual interviewees alone and do not reflect the views of ASIAN BOSS or the general Indian population.
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - What’s your income?
2:10 - Is India’s average income enough to live on?
3:02 - How bad is wealth inequality in India?
4:27 - Reactions to 1% of Indians holding 40% of the country’s wealth
5:55 - Are most rich Indians self-made or from generational wealth?
6:57 - Can hard work alone make poor Indians rich?
9:03 - Personal stories that highlight India’s wealth gap
10:08 - Do you envy or look up to rich Indians?
11:07 - Do rich Indians often show off their wealth?
13:26 - Why is India’s wealth gap so big?
15:10 - What can be done to reduce India’s wealth gap?
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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.
You have to be humble if you want to be rich aff ...
@@vitadude5004 yeah agreed
Anyone who's rich, but not quite rich enough to afford their own compound and police force needs to be humble.
She's also right that the rich will not give up their power to improve the situation of the less fortunate or to have a more equal wealth distribution. This may also be why establishment media try to blame foreign countries or try to create division between countrymen based on religion or political affinity; do the common people will fight amongst themselves or blame their situation on anybody but the rich and powerful in their own country...
People rebel against their family and have to appear humble otherwise they're hated Then when they go to uni they hear about Karl marx and naxal ideas and forget how badly that went for Russia
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.
Ikr😢
I Believe Indian's is a big thing since India is a big country . As far as i know many of the Indian's outside India are into IT or medical. Then there maybe people who are into Blue collar jobs
Believe me all those rich Indians in America most of them belongs to one ethnic group Gujarati yeah the same ethnic group who rules in politics and the richest businessmen are also them but their contribution to military or defence services is zero. But they sure know how to loot indians
A real hindi doesn't leave the dharma land whoever leaves India are anti hindu and anti national who sold himself to Christian and Muslims lands
India has a lot of competition which is why people leave the country to escape that competition
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.
"I am British-Indian", one of the problems, is being a British-Indian supposed to lift you above others!!? this sentiment, lack of confidence and self-respect is one of Indians problems, which again lead us to CULTURE. Rich to a European doesn't mean Rich in Indian context, Europeans when traveling around and see people who are poor living in 120 square meters flat while they themselves live in 35 square meters flat if lucky, they consider that being rich, to you, to Indians, Being rich is to have more than others, a stomach which will never be full!!
Indians traveling to Croatia for vacation are of course the wealthy ones...the gap between rich and poor in developing countries are huge. 10million USD will make you a rich person in Europe whereas this will be considered 'cute' among the rich community in developing countries. The tour guide is obviously short-sighted thinking that those visiting Croatia represents entire Indian people.
@@indian_toilet Yeah! All of India! Or, at least, the Ganges.
@@MichaelJonesC-4-7 ok karen
@@uchihamadra2722 What?! Do you think your argument is against *ME!!* Hah! XDD kzhead.infoWDzWAJaFV_k
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
Education can get you out of poverty but there is no guarantee it will make you millionaire.....
@@tikamuchhu basic necessities is only needed, no need for materialistic millionaire
@@tikamuchhu getting you out of poverty would be a great step for the next generation to become millionaire
Quality education
@@tikamuchhu bring a millionaire is not the point here sir. If everyone becomes a millionaire with money flowing majorly within the country then That's not a wealthy country that's greece or Columbia. U have to be millionaire with foreign investment if everyone has to become a millionaire.
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.
And government teachers get 90 Thousand per month in Delhi, PGT teacher those who teach 11th and 12th.
@@carljohnson-111 really ?
@@Ideal_Lightning007 Yes
@@carljohnson-111 Govt Teachers are paid extremely well but schools are a not as Posh. Dont forget pension. But Private schools may be posh, But teachers make lot less every month. Same with Universities, Hospitals.
@@carljohnson-111 Lol My coaching bio teacher who is teaching in a govt primary school, get 70 k he even sometimes just don't teach them. Well for this he cleared bsc from BHU and also cleared govt job, so now earning make sense
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.
मुंबई कोलकाता की तुलना में बहुत अधिक महंगा है। कोलकाता में रहने की लागत बहुत सस्ती है।मैं काम के सिलसिले में भारत के कई शहरों में घूम चुका हूं, लेकिन कोलकाता जैसी जगह कभी नहीं मिली, जहां सब कुछ सस्ता हो।
@@kaushiksahu5646 bikul sahi!
@@kaushiksahu5646 the reason why I stayed in Kolkata rather than going Bangalore😅
I love Kolkata in terms of living. And I m from Delhi. 😂
@@kaushiksahu5646 Delhi?
12:12 Shoutout to the uncle who knows the difference between Old money and New money. 👏👏👏
I am old money and new money
Yes, but the actual Old money rich (middle 20th century) were the ones paying goons to kill labor movement leaders
I think he was the most wise person in this interview
No it's a trap to satisfy where you are 😂😂
@@RishuStudhow he's not wealthy
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.
100%. I'm living here in rural Tamil Nadu, myself having no income for the past year surviving on random donations, and the hourly rate of our fellow brothers and sisters in the villages are so low. Though yes, they manage to survive in their own way, it is unfortunate, from experience and observation, that we cannot thrive in our true selves constantly trying to gather the basic materials. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is always a struggle...
@@dbirdi... i think this channel is left liberal which is very selective in its approach i think tamilians who loves to hate north indians and hindi dmk supporters will love such channel
@@importantsomeone153 Bruh how did u manage to be a bigot in every word u commented :/ Yes I get ur point but it's funny when thou lay it out like that. But it's a solid fact, never ever will there be ever a prime minister from southern states, unless n until there's a common language amongst all n I vote for sanskrit.
@@importantsomeone153 tamilians are far more consevative than north indians
@@randomguy2926 i dont think do tamilians are like many indians who are delusional and out of touch with reality . i dont think language should be such a bigger issue to fight this is completely idiotic if tamilians love their language nothing wrong with it no language should be forced but why so much hate towards hindi speakers . i am from madhya pradesh living in maharastra happy to learn marathi but i have seen many videos tamilians insulting hindi and no tamilian is standing up against this nonsense tamilians dont care if their dmk loves china . grow up idiots rise of india is rise of tamilnadu . srilanka is place where tamil minority is getting mistreated why tamilians are silent about it . i think for tamilians their tamil pride is bigger then indian pride
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.
No offense but most of the Americans are lucky because the $ is the reserve currency and you guys have H1b visa . As you can print money whenever you are in crisis so it becomes a secure trade for different countries but if dedollarisation happens then this would be horrific for US citizens . A girl using OnlyFans in USA earns more than the highest paying software engineering job in India, so this explains a lot. If it was the other way around then you know the answer.
In 2019 USA's 79% wealth holds by top 3 percent. USA has lots of opportunities but cities like new york and Detroit, schools and being black are life threatening. If you want to study, take loan and work 10 hours a day. Village or small towns have less opportunities to grow or come out of loop. And don't want to talk about los angeles:/
@@findabh what about LA? Is the contrast more stark there?
@@shantanusingh7600 and Indian youtubers in India earn more than top software engineers as well so your point doesn't hold
@@lolong5976 Do you even know what top means? Top software engineers earn more than Indian KZheadrs as the exchange rate of $ and Rupee is different, so more views from Indian audience doesn't convert to more money. A view from the country with high currency has more value .
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.
Can we talk about how well informed they are?!
Yep compare that to an avg. American teenager 😆🤣
lol those are basic questions.
ummm no ? it's actually what many of us would have said if the question was tossed on us
lol no.
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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.
Its not myth that india is poor and dirty. If you take a train from one city as soon as the city ends then you see how poor and undeveloped india really is. Or just go to government hospital or take train in general compartments. There is fictional india created on social media that we are doing good and all etc But reality is higher percentage of india is still poor considering the population of india.
@@sak1086 Bihar and eastern UP mainly...
The taxation regime in India is meant to help the rich. The highest tax slab is 30% for somebody earning over 15 Lakh & 30 Lakh. 30% slab is bigger burden on the 15 Lakh guy than the 30 Lakh. Also health insurance in India is private & is also taxed at 18 %. The terrible taxation regime & low social welfare investment are the largest contributors to inequality in India.
The so-called 'myths' about India are usually true. You just need to know where to look to see them.
@@squ34ky He mentioned 2 'myths'. The second 'myth' is laughable. Who in the world is suffering from the delusion that India is "very rich"?
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.
How do you differentiate cites based on tier ? Just curious
@@ayush21399 based on facilities as an Indian you may know the difference.
Nice to hear that Gives a lot of hope
10L a month or 10L per annum ?
@@Neha_Singh98 Per month mate, 10L per year for a school is too little
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
Not all Doctors are successful,There are tons of competition in Medical fields.People only prefer doctors with high success rates over normal ones.
I think his thoughts were sort of conservative, his idea of "working hard" doesn't really apply in modern days, in past times their was less competition and they could make it through that, but in present day we need much more than just hard work
@@lovemaze007 In short, seems like he had a conservative upbringing where his parents wanted him to pursue subjects in science or mathematics to become either a doctor or an engineer. He falls into the stereotypical Asian man imho, not that I see his point of view bad Edit: Later into his interview, he explained about the contrast of "old" and "new" people, and he isn't wrong
@@lovemaze007 yeah therefore sensible. and also more content / happier therefore
Only an idiot will say that poverty & inequality are same. Inequality isn't a depiction of poverty. It's an income difference. Rich getting richer, doesn't mean poor are getting poorer. It all depends on inflation, cost of living, per capita. You're saying like if Elon Musk gets richer than means average Americans get poorer Lol
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.
Of course
the matrix
still its honestly tragic that education is made to be "way out of poverty" instead of for learning things in general. if wealth distribution is maintained fairly then people can study things theyre passionate about
Lol come back to 21st century.
not just education, its mostly a particular course, like CS, or MBA, other than these, you don't really need education for becoming a salesperson or a communicator. Education is not the solution. Problem is India lacks the diversification of jobs. Farmers wont become engineers, but they can switch from Farming to say other blue collar jobs like manufacturing
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.
Its not Government Job but Private Job. Private Job are far better and easier to get.
@@gskillua yup, if you do same hard work for private job you did for gov job. It will be far easier
Isn't it a reality for all , irrespective of caste , Forget india ,,it is a reality for whole world that you need finance ,, caste should not come here , as all face same problem, your story is mine too,
@@user-wb8ql4ky7j the haves and the have nots are two worlds apart. You would understand when you find out how the people from the tribal areas are struggling. I grew up studying in a school made of bamboo, where there were not even basic amenities.
True! What is rich in tribal community is actually poor in mainstream communities. I'm surprised to Bengali, Marwadi and Bihari businessmen can pay hefty amount of money for business store rent in city centers. Plus they have connections, cheap labourers, experience, etc
They all are so well spoken even when they speak in their second or third language
Because the so called second or third language is the language you spend most of our time using.
In India almost everyone speaks atleast 2 languages.. I also speaks 5 languages inlcuding english
@@kaushikkarmakar4582 Same here buddy! English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati. All the states of the bygone Bombay Presidency.
Very Common in india
Why do indians praise other indians lol
Sad thing is This gap is widening in just few States but still we have to carry the burden of income inequality. It would be great if they conduct such surveys in states like Himachal Kerala Goa , Tamil Nadu , Haryana or Mizoram
bwhahah haryana you havent seen the reality of here. Just because middle class is big here doesn't mean there is a big gap, lol you cant find villages which lie in below poverty and then there r villages with millionaire
Only an idiot will say that poverty & inequality are same. Inequality isn't a depiction of poverty. It's an income difference. Rich getting richer, doesn't mean poor are getting poorer. It all depends on inflation, cost of living, per capita. You're saying like if Elon Musk gets richer than means average Americans get poorer Lol
No! don't conduct interview in the Himalayan region. They will come for our land and cities. We are already facing the brunt of unwelcomed tourism, illegal trade of land and destruction of our extremely sensitive ecosystem as a result. We'd like it very much if the non Himalyans stop building their luxury hotels and stays here..stop littering when they come as tourists and stop cutting our forests. EVERY MONSOON THEY COME HERE...do die in landslides. The environmental disasters are getting worse and worse every year because of the tourism industry and most of our wealth comes from the agricultural sector anyway so I don't understand why they are allowing so much uncontrolled tourism. These capitalists are nasty. They dont care about environmental destruction of the region you know what's worse, Delhi is throwing their notorious monkeys (hundreds and hundreds ) in the Himalayan states making it difficult for Himalyans to live in their cities. I hope REST OF INDIANS LET US LIVE IN PEACE. Like please... mountains are not calling. Die in your own state and not in our rivers. PEOPLE, DO NOT BUY OUR LAND FOR YOUR FARMHOUSE . It's always the affluent people who have two properties in their own state and want our lands illegallyTheir culture is also EXTREMELY PATRIARCHAL AND DANGEROUS compared to our mostly egalitarian culture. this ain't your plains. It comes at the cost of environment destruction. We'd like to be left alone in a place which is possibly the only region we have made worthy of living in this country
@@billimilli586you might want to educate yourself a little better I've seen even today tons of villages in India struggling with poverty, tf you talking about?
Better to say Sikkim
You should ask the dirt famers how they feel. These people are quite privileged and well off.
Agreed! They would have even stronger opinions.
they're not in the city, so asian boss can't reach them, at least at this point. When they interview in China, they always ask to go outside Shanghai, but they can't afford it, so thats just how it is
They won't step outside the cities and privileged liberal bubbles.
Sure but do u have any idea how much better the life of a farmer in India is now than 10 or 30 years ago? The current govt has actually built roads, highways, gotten electricity, healthcare and portable water into rural communities. Before the govt did nothing
The term "Dirt" puts a different feel to this way of life
I'm very impressed by the politeness, knowledge & education of all these people being interviewed. Is English the widely spoken language in Delhi & India these days? I'd like to visit sometime soon, lovely people.
Most Indians I've met can easily converse in atleast two languages. Most middle-class and above families choose to send their kids to English medium schools, so a significant portion of our population has had education in English. Fun fact, we had a house helper who didn't have any formal education (she didn't even know the Earth spun on its own axis and around the sun) who could fluently converse in 7 languages: Santali(her tribal language), Bengali, Hindi, English(she was catholic), Nepali, Bhojpuri & Assamese. She is truly a genius.
@@lemon-boy057 cooool, she could work as a translator
English is spoken widely in India. The majority of Indians can speak more then 2 or 3 languages. It's also because of the large diversity in India.
I think you never received a call from a scammer 🤣, plus we are not that India what BBC and foreign media Shows....
@@kapasayskonichwa6646 Do u do those scam calls then speak for urself U don't represent INDIAN'S surely. also stop using we and use "I".
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.
Name one millionaire who used or as you said misused reservation to accumulate wealth in entire india. The guy in glass and the doctor said is about true indian-ness. How rich became richer and poor become bhikari.
Totally wrong comment. It's reservations that has stopped Genocide of weaker caste people. They are still not in billionaire class. A pandit will still marry a pandit or upper caste to upper caste in India. All business and monetary transaction are cases defined. It's not a free society. Thank you Ambedkar there is humanity and social welfare in India inspite of rotten capitalism of upper caste. All bank defaulters who ran away stealing money from India are upper caste
Everyone in india can get free education in govt schools, wtf are you talking about
@@sumitbhatt766 but the government doesn't check if it's been provided to the needed and also not all government schools has good faculties
@@sumitbhatt766 bruh have u ever visited any govt school . Students themself takes attendance teachers doesnot care becoz thats govt job nobody going to fire them .
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Not to be that guy but Vlogs are typically video content posted on platforms while blogs are text based .😅😅 So KZheadrs are Vloggers.
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I am impressed by how articulate, thoughtful, generous and humble these interviewees are! I am also shocked at how little an Ophthalmologist in India earns. In Australia they would be on $350k minimum.
The purchasing power of currency also matters. The person was earning 2.5 lakhs per month which is more than enough to have a great lifestyle here.
In india, if your earnings are 30k usd, you can live a great lifestyle because a lot of things are less expensive compared to developed countries.
@@akshatsingh5528 I disagree. An ophthalmologist in Australia can enjoy a MUCH higher standard of living despite having much higher costs. Things like iPhones or BMWs are actually more expensive in India.
@@IdanKashani That's because those products themselves are priced higher in India due to various reasons. Also, he still has a better standard of living than 95% of Indians. (Which I assume is comparable to opthalmologists in other countries)
Cost of living
Indians of previous generation have suffered a lot meeting even daily needs but gave their best to next generation to make ends meet, most of the current generation can meet the regular needs without issues so the upcoming generation can ease a bit and turn towards exploring business instead of struggling to meet the needs, hopefully they take right steps 🤗
Inequality is not bad thing . That is also the reason why India produce so many high skilled workers and entreprenuers . If they are won't be any inequality there won't be incentive for them to grow .
@@debanikgoswami4834 have you ever wondered the mental health of those on the negative end of inequality. Innovation should be natural and not forced through other factors.
I am impressed with the interviewees English language skills. I really appreciate this after trying to learn another language myself.
Don't fret over it, the area in which she is conducting the interview, they speak primarily in English.
Many Indian looking jobs overseas, you will surprise to find their population overseas
@@malakatan3235 Only 17.5 million Indians work abroad which is only 1.2% of the country's population.
@@matgranger5061 Keyword "CAN", but many of the WANT 🙄
@@malakatan3235 Nope, it was true may be 10 years ago, but not now. Few of my friends went to USA for studies and they have returned.
Thanks for this content. In this day and age, critical thinking is not something that the media promotes, especially in India. Your team has done a brilliant job at capturing the pulse of the youth on this topic. This is exactly how interviews should be conducted. Unlike the circus that we witness all the time in other media channels.
People. It may be true that a MacDonald working dude may earn more than a eye surgeon in India (which is highly arguable though). But you need to understand something called PPP (purchase power parity). That is to afford a similar lifestyle of eye surgeon in India in the United States. You need to be making more atleast 150k in USD. I think now hopefully those stupid blatant comparison will stop.
India is a piss poor country. I vould never vant to visit there. It is sad testament that an eye surgeon only makes $1500 a month. I make MORE THAN THAT IN ONE DAY!!!
But I still doubt he lying about his incomes it's should be over 10 k $ a year i bet
@@Sunshine-jk9xd it is 40k, he said 2.5 lacs per month, which is 30 lacs per year, converting to usd it is 35-40k usd
10% owning 60-70% of wealth is common occurrence in a capitalist country. The issue is that Indian economy overall is smaller so the 30% wealth left for 90% population is very small compared to developed country
Preamble of indian constitution call india a socialist Democratic republic lmao
@@souravupadhyay2029A socialist nation with a capitalistic business approach. Just like China.
@@protograde2723 Gandhi gave the same concept and it worked for the chinese but indian government does not care people do not care so deal with it now.
@@souravupadhyay2029 We would be bankrupt if we would be socialists. You need capitalistic approach to fund your socialist schemes. In a democracy, shitty socialist schemes are just a source of votes. Things like free bus travels which cost 10 rupees or 20 rupees at most isn't going to help you become rich or educated. Politicians are a curse.
@@teampunk1356 We do not need to become socialist totally look at china they earned money by capitalism and now china is investing in human development. "Return back to people" Xi Jinping says to the multi-million dollar companies. That's what gandhi said and that's what I meant in my previous comment.
It is incredibly humbling to realise a basic worker in a 1st world country earns more than an Eye Surgeon in India. Very interesting and smart responses. The be happy with what you have mentality is something that everyone should adopt but also the equality in education and necessities for all should be addressed as well so everyone can reach that base level of living.
talk about the purchase parity index
Seems like you have no idea of ppp
The surgeon earns enough to buy a BMW or a tesla every year..
Don’t believe either he is not eye surgeon … or hiding his income… Even we hide 2000$ / month we earn from house rent / shop rent …
Just for context, what people from other countries need to understand is living cost(food, medication, rent, clothes, etc) in India is way less compared to western countries, so those earning 1 lakh per month ($12000 per month) live very comfortable lives, similar to how those making six figures in western countries live.
**$1200
Poverty is the real problem, not inequality.
FINALLY SOMEONE WITH COMMON SENSE SAID IT, THANK YOU!!!!
They are obviously correlated
@@felixalanis2881 One thing causes the other and they are intrinsically tied. That's how it will always be with economic systems that are based on competition because in all competition there is a winner and a loser. In this case, being a loser means being impoverished. Sorry, but you can't pretend like the competition itself isn't the reason for the existence of the loser in that scenario. They are only the loser because there was a winner, and this is where inequality comes from at the start.
Poverty is stemmed from inequality
Inequality causes Poverty
Even if everyone starts off from the same point, there will always be a gap.
So you've never ran a 400m race in school?
@@shantanusingh7600 no, do u have ever done paragliding
@@abhishekdarjee7069 Actually i did in the army base camp but i think you were left out.
💀 the fact is indian elite class salary is equal to usa & China's middle class or lower middle class income
Good to see that these people are informed and aware of their privilege even when that privilege is miniscule. :)
they are not in the top 1% (they are in top 20% though)
That student with glasses is just spitting facts one after another wow.
The stark contrast between the young and rich, and the elderly struggling to make ends meet, highlights the deep divide that exists within our society. It's disheartening to witness the ignorance and entitlement of some, while others display immense empathy and resilience in the face of adversity. This stark portrayal prompts us to question the factors contributing to such disparities and how we can work together to bridge this gap. To the struggling individuals featured in the video, your stories deserve to be heard. Your resilience in the face of hardship is truly inspiring. Let's open up a dialogue about ways we can support each other, advocate for equal opportunities, and foster a more inclusive society. To those who are more privileged, this video serves as a wake-up call. It's crucial to acknowledge our privilege and take steps to uplift those around us. How can we leverage our resources and influence to create a more equitable and compassionate society?
Typically people in the west mock the Indian accents. This video shows how diverse the population is and how clear their language is. It is impossible to find this level of communication clarity anywhere in the world.
Delusional. They all sound the same.
@@Rutvlad2 Are you?? They sound somewhat similar. Which is a good thing. They have CLARITY. Show me another population on the planet that speaks so well.
Actually North Indians and west Indians don't have accent speak indo Aryan Language South Indians speak Dravidian languages that has loads of retroflexes that's why their accent comes out
-_-honestly who cares about accents. even the english themselves (british) have weird accents
@@dhitikabarua7677ou know the Aryan Dravidian concept is not true right? Also you can talk of influence of indigenous Indian accents from UP-Bihar-Punjab and even the North East and West Bengal too. I'm a South Indian myself and I do not have my mother-tongue's influence on my accent. People from every State have their own little nuances that can affect their English, and I think that's beautiful and shows true diversity. Accent is subjective and depends on your surroundings, where you were brought up, English or regional medium, parents etc.
The specs guy with curly hair and the check shirt uncle and the girl whose 'hoarding' was subtitled as "holding" have my respect. They truly understand India. They spoke real words of wisdom.
Hoarding is a loaded term.
more important is you can look at videos from 1950s and now and see how far india has come. it's actually insane to see that contrast. they literally went from living in the stone ages to becoming a super power in less than a century.
These are the most beautiful regular street people i’ve ever seen
I think Asian Boss Indian team need to evaluate their interview processes, they ask questions in English and hope for replies in English. But English is not Indians mother tongue. Asian Boss should communicate in local languages and then use subtitles for viewers to understand, just like they are doing in other nations.
I would find it way more difficult to answer such questions in hindi…I’d struggle to build a thought process or to find appropriate words….such questions are easily answered in english….I’m a hindi speaker as well…..why are we still treating english as a foreign language when it’s been officially there since independence….textbooks , exams and every paperwork is done in english….most of the people don’t struggle anymore….not even the older ones….we’re taught english even before we’re taught hindi
Indians speak English , nobody was forced to speak English lol . Idk why foreigners think like this . Let them speak in English.
अंग्रेजी भारत की आधिकारिक भाषा है और बच्चे वहां किंडरगार्टन से अंग्रेजी सीखते हैं। इस बात से कोई इंकार नहीं है कि अंग्रेजी भारतीय संस्कृति का अभिन्न अंग बन चुकी है। और सबसे ऊपर, भाषा लोगों की भावनाओं को व्यक्त करने का माध्यम है, यह महत्वपूर्ण नहीं है कि यह किस भाषा में व्यक्त किया जा रहा है, यह ध्यान देने योग्य है कि क्या यह ठीक से किया जा सकता है।
Articulating complex thoughts and opinions are harder in my mother tongue than english
@@shka2961 I don't like English, we were forced English on us and was seen as a sign of education. And now even though we had more sophisticated and superior language (Not saying morally, in general Sanskrit and Dravidian Branch languages are much superior compared to its European Greek, Latin Branch counterparts.) we have to speak and that is cuz of diversity of India. After a few years we will start to forget our own mother tongue.
Hi Asian boss, thanks for conducting such a much needed survey in India, I hope more and more people see this and become aware about such big issues, our mindset have become to be happy just what we have and this should change, everyone should have an equal chance to earn more and earn a better place place in society.
Good governance is about how the government help the bottom of the population. Not just giving them money, but more about the conditions that many interviewees talked about, infrastructure, education, medicine, etc.
Education is the prime factor of these wealth inequality, I think.
The doctor is the person I really like the most in this interview
Me too.
That eye surgeon gave a bunch of honest, nuanced, complex responses. Respect for that man
Those are some surprisingly healthy attitudes and well articulated views from a lot of different people. Maybe India really does have some massive potential for the future. If you had done the same interviews with random people in the US... I doubt you would have gotten such interesting and diverse opinions.
They are so knowledgeable and speak so well. I'm an overseas born Indian, and I earn in a week what that doctor earns in a month, but those interviewees speak better than me, and what they are saying is the right thing. The Indian economy will grow and gradually the people will become more prosperous.
But the things here are cheap also
I think a separate video with interviewees belonging to the economically lower strata of the society will be equally interesting and insightful as well.
India Currently has 3 rd Highest UNICORN Startups in World Also India produces a lot of STEM Graduates and is fast emerging economy But Government of India should provide lots of Jobs to people to reduce unemployment and Social Security for poor people
Let people be job creators not job seekers.
@@Sanjayk10Bro, In a class of 40 there would atleast be 30 average students we shouldn't make everyone believe 9 to 5 job is bad actually it's lot easier when compared to doing business 🤘😂 everyone needs a place, we have to make proper minimum wage rules 👍
@@rajeswaridhivya7594 I stand with you, however, I was just suggesting that entrepreneurship be more widely talked about in our country. It is quite shameful that despite being the world’s most populous nation, we have been unable to build a single major software product company, a major smartphone brand or any other widely recognised global brand for that matter. We should be running the world, but here we are working for Europeans and Americans. Citing your example, unfortunately, the status quo is such that only 1 person per school ends up starting a business - this must change and turn into 100 people per school.
@@Sanjayk10 Yes You are Right We Need much more Startups although we are now producing especially in Fields and Areas of Tech Indians are much more capable and We have much potential Government needs to priorities on these areas and provide required support to them
The R &D by the govt is too low based on our booming economy as compared to China. The Engineers are just according to degree in reality the education syllabus is decades old without any change.
Pls do this in Manila, Philippines. Between the gap from rich to poor
Philipine is colony of USA ?
@@indian_toilet not funny at all, respect the filipinos
If you did this in Manila you would struggle to find ppl who cld even give an educated answer like many of the Indians in this vid do.
@@indian_toilet Philippines is not just a colony of the US, it's a slave state. They are the most mentally colonized ppl on Earth
Yess like pak is colony of India 😂😂 you terrorist group
There is no way that doctor is just making 2.5 L a month, that is wayyyyy too less of a money for a well qualified Indian surgeon even in India.
Yeah maybe he didn't want to reveal his actual salary
He might be a govt employee, that is their salary. Entry level dr earn 50-70K Rs per month.
@@rahulvats95 This is the most likely explanation. With the job security they get, some could argue it’s fair.
@@gj8872 Nobody wants tax notices sent to their house hahah
@@GoToMan You forgot the statutory pensionary benefits. The Dr. will probably get 50% of his last salary as pension along with DA. This type of Pension was disallowed in 2004 for employees joining after 2004 ( NPS).
It's not like we can all be rich milionaries and bilionaires, because positions like shop assistants, farmers and such, that naturally dont make as much as an eye surgeon, should still earn a fair wage. They deserve to live well as much, they also make great contribution to society.
Yea that's the problem with the developing countries like India, they don't get paid properly
The problem is that in India the peasant, daily wage earner class would be seen as nobody with no dignity to life!
I’m Mexican and also in Mexico the minimum salary is 320 US dollars per month (around that) but sometimes they don’t even get paid the minimum, in my household the income is 2500 US dollars per month and we are definitely not rich and sometimes we can’t afford a lot of things so I just can imagine how difficult it must be for people with a smaller income
My uncle was making 4.5 lacs (exc taxes ) per month in 2016 as ongc engineer working since 2004 , he worked in many states taking proper care of his heath by company and suddenly cardiac arrest at the age of 48. Since then no one in my family havenever made more than 2.5lacs ....
Only at 48? Lesson don't work too hard.
But ambani is still alive
🙌 respect to asian boss for bringing up light to this topic..
As a doctor myself the ophthalmologist was a gentleman he had a big factor in him which is humbleness ❤
I think there is a huge divide between the rich and the poor in India that people rarely address. And I have faced it in real life because I am a kid from a middle class family living in South Delhi. The exposure kids from rich families get, the social circles they hangout in, the perspectives they are exposed to aren't something you would see in families below the rich class in India. Going to the mall for shopping for them is like going to vegetable vendors for us. Besides that, the gatekeeping makes it worse for other people to survive.
16:55 what he said is true and it's good to see how Indians more than envy are happy w what they have or are unbothered or take inspiration from rich than just cry and complain .it's good to see how they are aware and this last statment is very true and love how they think of future from now and thinking abt development of self, country and even world 💙
Dr. Uncle is right , lower caste who get reservation are again getting reservation for their kids , even they are well of now ,, instead of giving opportunity to other caste or lower caste or poor people, Gov. Is also responsible - isntead of caste base reservation they should provide opportunities to poor people without looking at caste ,, but gov . Itself is widening the gap between people and encouraging caste system,( vote bank is reason behind it ) , while mostly people don't want to live in that system,, Other than EWS ( economically backward section ) all catagory reservation should be abolished
First, Reservation is not poverty-alleviation scheme, it's for representation. It's given to the social group as a whole, not individuals. What would actually help is increasing the opportunities, but you won't ask that to govt. Second, EWS is unconstitutional and is given only to Upper Castes. Third, If you are so pained by reservations then blame Gandhi and feel free to start the movement to undo the Poona-Pact which started it all. We are with you. Let's bring back the separate-electorate.
@@prabhat4700 how is EWS unconstitutional, please explain
@@prabhat4700 yes EWS is unconstitutional because it actually by mistake severs the purpose of helping those who really need it. I also believe we need a lot more lower cast based representations in every gov sector because this 21st centuries India is still treating the people from lower class as shit...I still remember how badly my so called lower caste classmates got treated by the rest of the class even though their parents were economically well off and couldn't do anything against it and that's why now they should get elected into a nice gov college even if they score low because let's be honest skill and knowledge is not the key but the injustice faced by the person is what makes them a better Doctor, Engineer and whatnot ....i get it Prabhat i really do. Being as a gen category student myself I'm toh down for 100% reservation representation now... like this is only sane method by which the 'currently oppressed lower cast' can get their revenge from my sinister ancestors. If you read my comment can you please tell me more about what kind of new opportunity we need?
Why the hell do you even need caste as a form of representation. The caste system should have been abolished a long time ago .
@@rollsroyce4249 yes it should be abolished (,it is not even part of Hinduism as it is now ),,but some so called upper class specially in villages still discriminate, Secondly , some lower caste don't want it to be abolished as they are getting reservation benefits Thirdy , it's a matter of vote bank for gov. Instead making people educated and make it punishable offence against discrimination,, gov. Indirectly promoting it through reservation. By getting reservation, lower class still don't get respect, because then people say you have achieved this because of reservation,, while deserving people don't opportunity, no matter what caste he belongs. So constitutional its ended ,, but some people of all castes and gov. Themselves want it for their own benefits, and all other people are facing results of this
Thanks for bringing this up. Its a big cause of concern.
That doctor uncle is the real top g
First of all, there are going to be more billionaires the more populated the country is. Having said that, is very cruel that their salaries are that low. They deserve better.
So basically find a way to suspend demand and supply?
It’s also important to point out india is a very affordable in terms of living standards for all income ranges. It ranks 3rd in terms of PPP. So a salary of 40,000-50,000 INR a month will be a good enough salary for a family of 4 to get by. You can survive on ₹100-200 a day if you are from the lowest strata. Unfortunately if the wealth distribution was better we could afford far more to improve our living conditions like the developed countries uniformly.
@@Dara_107 But Op is right The salaries in India are still low and needed to be Raised but God knows when. The way Engineers and doctors are paid peanuts here . Salaries have not raised since years more like 2010 around while cost of living is increasing.
@@Dara_107 Chill chill, even US's top 1 percent holds wealth more than bottom 90%. It is in every country, it's just India is too exposed to media and western country hides these types of data.
@@Tea-oz4iygotcha u got the problem! Basic salary in Maharashtra (India)now 15 k as of now ! It's should be around 25 k which is ideal to live a decent life atleast in india ! 50 -60k ruppes a month brings king size life opportunity in india 😂 ! My father salary kinda 40 k and brother like 25 k ! And mine just 15 k (as a student) we mostly Indian's live in joint family's which is our + point!
Nice to see and hear smart youth. This is rare nowdays.
You know your country is messed up when it has such amount of poverty, truly terrible poverty and at the same time is the third country with more millionaires
The USA is even worse with income disparity and wealth hoarding
Ask people in American ghettos and the homeless how they feel about that, while their country spends a trillion a year on weapons, more than Russia, China, India and Europe combined.
@@amossutandi If you can’t be well off in the US then it’s very likely your own fault. Opportunity abounds. But so does laziness and poor decision making.
@@ParkerBG the top 1% in america has more wealth than the bottom 90%. People working for low wages are getting help from their employers how to get foodstamps instead of getting higher wages to make ends meet. So many poor neighbourhoods and areas with bad schools and facilities. A substantial porties of the population are not well off, it's their own fault? Well, maybe it is, by accepting and contributing to the current system where they work hard, but get nowhere...
Go look at how much the poverty rate in India has been reduced in the last 10-15 years, Einstein. Of course with a booming economy and the biggest population India will have more and more millionaires
I live in the tier 3 village in India 😂 So i guess I have better understanding of what's going on in the villages First of all I agree with the people in the video they can't be more true And talking about the village life and all.. let me tell you guys, people are happy... They earn enough money to be called happy Everyone has a smart phone i mean almost 2 smart phones per family and yes every member of a family has phone but not the smart phone.. I wanted to make lots of points but the one thing I want to highlight that the gap between rich and others may be increasing but the gap between middle class and poor(lower middle class) is decreasing or actually already almost zero now And talking about Can the less privileged become reach? My answer is a big no The boy in the video also mentioned that those who are doing these start ups things were upper middle class eg. Ashnir Grower and other Sharks too which we saw on the show But the people in the village have every facilities possible like internet, Amazon and Flipkart delivery to doorstep, 24*7 electricity and everything except the Domino's Pizza 🍕😋 and burgers 🍔 which actually are not famous in villages and also people can't afford it, they are really expensive fast food instead panipuri, kachori, samosa and vadapaav rocks 😊
This is a interesting perspective, everyone discusses inequality between the mega rich and everyone else but in India as you said the gap between the poor and middle class has been greatly reduced. This is a huge improvement. You see it in big cities where there are barely any beggars now compared to just ten years ago.
My dad's salary is 200$ per month and we have to take care of all expenses in that. I stop working from some years cause of my weakness I had to leave many jobs because of that, now I'm still weak but I can stand properly now so I will start working by end of the month. Need to fix lot of things don't have any savings but I'll make everything stable in next two years.
Be blessed and encouraged. 🙇🏻♀️🙏🏽🥰
Bhai Bhagwan ka asirwad mile, u acheive ur dream
You too guys.
@@redleon7689 Invest some percentage of your salary in Mutual funds ideally in index funds. Invest systamaticaly every month & aggressively when the market is recovering. You can beat inflation 😊
@@Traderking1990 oh, yes I do have a long list of things where I can make money faster than normal salary. I'm naturally good in business, trading and money management, health was my only problem and now i'm getting better and i am damn excited to start working. It was very frustrating that I couldn't do anything for so many years.
Good to see young Indians understand the wealth gap and hope latest generation will have compassion toward poor and work to fill that gap.
Inequality is not bad thing . That is also the reason why India produce so many high skilled workers and entreprenuers . If they are won't be any inequality there won't be incentive for them to grow .
@@debanikgoswami4834 its really profounding and unique thought for next Phd, are you planning to put forward in your thesis.
@@niallkorenskaya5067 After Independence we adopted socialist planned economy till 1980s to reduce inequality . But this system backfired and our economy couldn't grow . Many high skilled workers move to US, UK , Canada etc where they were getting good opportunities . Many entreprenuers move to Dubai , Singapore and other places to setup their business there due to anti-capitalist policies of that time in India . But from 1980s-1990s onwards we started reforming our economy and today we are fastest growing economy . By 2047 , we would become a developed high income country if things goes well .
@@debanikgoswami4834 Good luck to Indians.
I heard that whilst money can bring you happiness to a degree, beyond certain point there is little difference in daily life between the haves and the uber-haves. The main issue is what society needs to do for those who have very little. It's obscene that while hundreds of millions of Indians are getting by with so little, the top 15% - which would make around 200 million - of Indians own 70% of the nation's wealth.
There's a great saying " Selfishness is the curse of wealthy". Such a truth :)
The guy from OYO worked hard and made it rich. Sundar came from a humble home and is now super rich.
None of them were dawn poor
They were middle class , don't tell me that you don't even know what below poverty line means in India.
There are too many stereotypes about poverty in India that need to change. Today this country is an unstoppable force. The GDP, infrastructure, education and quality of life in general is improving for all. The change is not restricted to a few. Every generation gets better than the earlier for those willing to put in hard work. In a span of a few generations the poor change their status to reach middle income. The people are intelligent, sincere and are hardworking. The huge population fuels the domestic economy and growth.
These are not enough tho. The lack of jobs, increasing wealth gap, frozen wages and GDP per capita are still huge issues. Prices are only rising while wages remain the same, but every year The National Budget allocates endless benefits to bureaucrats and upper middle class people. If people don't realise it, we won't improve.
@@milktea9759 wealth gap will increase as India gets richer. How many Indians had mobile, travelled in planes, had cars 20 years ago ?
Please please make more on topics like these on students of India! I have subscribed, keep it up!!
Awsome reply by a genuine person--> I would want my kin to be generous and not necessarily rich. Great reply by almost all of them, specially realising that self made rich person is almost always humble. Respect the honest earner 😊
Wow, what a reality of life, God help us all to help each other & find our true purpose in this world.
Indians are very smart and very well spoken regardless of their social classes in this video
from 1st class to till now i studied completely in govt schools and govt clgs only...recently i completed my MD in medicine...many of my friends in medicine also from below middle class only...with the hardwork you can break the barriers...
Finally somebody said this. Iam glad 😊
I admire the 2 students, they're well spoken and seemed to have a knowledgeable world view. I wish them all the best in their future and may they bring about positive change to their country.
The per capita income in big cities is 10x more than the national average and still it's just enough to pay for the basic needs like house, electricity, education, food etc. The reason a lot of Indians these days decide to migrate is not because they don't have food to eat, or they can't survive in India and migrate as a last ditch effort, they do that to earn enough money to enjoy life as well , the salaried class that is.
14:46 wisest guy of the bunch
Investigating the alarming chasm between wealth and poverty in India through insightful street interviews.
the young black top girl, the backpack guy and doctor answer are more geniun. That girl and boy have very good knowledge.
Bra. This woman is doing a good job interviewing people for being 11-12 🎉
She is not 11-12 😂
Huh?? What does 11-12 mean
She is 8.
😂❤
My household monthly income was around 5k during my engineering and a 50k per month salary (although not as high) felt like a dream to me at that time. Now I'm earning upwards of 50k but it still doesn't seem enough. We really need to maintain a minimalist lifestyle even if our income grows exponentially. Otherwise your spending will just increase linearly with your income. And that's not good. Learnt it the hard way.
Now I earn more than 1 lakh. There was a time when I earned 9k. The happiness I had in those days is not there now. 😊 when salary increases expenses increases proportionally
"You cannot change the beginning,but you can start where you are and change the ending"
Also , if it's possible please do a similar survey in tier 2 tier 3 cities in India, i know there won't be too many English speaking people but it would also give a better insight about India
I think most them are missing a very important point. Its very very difficult for a poor person to go up the ladder. Its easier for a middle class guy because they have those basic tools like education and exposure. But if a guy has never been to be proper school, its very difficult for him to break that cycle.
yes bro
All the people who are interviewed in this video are from city and also they are financial stable but reality is that most of indian live in rural area and average salary for a person in rural area is 100,000 ruppes per year (1 US Dollar=78 ruppes) with working 12 hours a day which is quite hard for someone to survive right now.....
Wow, such great content, kudos to you guys, distribution of wealth in our country has bee the worst, equal opportunities is the need of the hour, and I don't see that happening in recent future due to the ever increasing population, but all we can do is hope
Many of us have families who can afford to pay all this fees to universities. I would call this an unfair advantage many of us are born with. It is important to never take this for granted and actually make good use of it.
Yes they earn less but isn’t cost of living also lower? I’m earning minimum wage in Paris which is like 2000€ and that sounds great but like cost of living makes saving impossible anyway…. So how can we compare purchasing power
From my experience, the average salary right now to this day is around 18-22k. Some states have so so horrible pay rate. They want people with high experience and qualifications for 10-12k per month. Pathetic
Which state ru frm
Also B.Tech Mechanical person working in 18k
The taxation is also bad. There is no set or equal means of implementing tax for each salary range. The people who actually suffer on daily basis is middle class people.
Middle class people hardly pay income tax in India. What are you talking about. Below 7.24 lakhs in income, you pay ZERO income tax. Find me another country with similar income levels to India where such a large tax break is given.
@@harisadu8998 My family is a middle class family and my parents pay their tax truthfully. If you meant middle class people then it's the people who belong to lower class but have middle class income who ivade the tax.
@@zzzonline If you make 20 lakhs a year, first of all, you are not middle class and your income tax rate this year will be 14.82% and could be lower if you have some big deduction claims. The rich have to pay 39% income tax.
@@harisadu8998 you're seriously defending the rich now?? they don't give you their money. Get a grip and go outside.
The only thing i heard is- Good education can bring up the economic status. Good education requires certain money.❤
Not in India. There are lot of opportunities for poor students via scholarship
10:40 uncle is so chill!
u should have asked them whether their parents were wealthy as well. Most of the rich people I know have acquired their riches in last 1-2 generations. so, the rich/middle class families are expanding in India. Sure, the income disparity is increasing but if a decade back two families were earning 10k and 20k per month and now they are earning 20k and 50k pm(without inflation) it's improvement for both families. This is something people often miss when talking about a poor country turning into a middle-income country. Also there's a big difference between wealth and income. Rich people often tend to be better at finance and savings(This is the reason they are rich in the first place).
There are quite many billionaires in India but millions of Indians don't have access to clean water.
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True
14:15 When you learn about caste from school vs the uncle after him who's seen what the system actually looks like. Reservation to rich, third generation IAS officers in the name of caste. Even in promotions. Despite objective criteria for promotion.
The uncle was wrong about the children getting the reservation too. Because once the family income is above a certain limit. The reservation system treats it as creamy layer with no reservations
@@anomalisaheartfilia3498 is that factual?
@@anomalisaheartfilia3498 doesn't apply at all to St and sc categories
@Anomalisa Heartfilia you're wrong sister/brother
@@anomalisaheartfilia3498 you are wrong actually
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