Lost

Today on the second episode of Lost we will be going through the Fifth night to the Sixth night. We will be using our Marxist lens to analyze White Tiger and India itself.

https://www.wevideo.com/view/2920157688

Leo

Ghatak, Maitreesh, et al. “Trends in Economic Inequality in India.” The India Forum, TheIndiaForum, 14 Nov. 2022, https://www.theindiaforum.in/economy/trends-economic-inequality-india#:~:text=For%20the%20most%20recent%20decade,over%20the%20past%2040%20years.

The article I read is about wealth inequality in India. It tracks it through time, starting in about 1990. Something interesting that came up in the article is that the wealth gap has continued to grow since then. The same appears to be true since about 1971. However, in other more recent studies, the opposite is shown. This article showed that the economic scene in India is very unclear, with different articles providing conflicting results. It provides some context for the kind of money and power that the Stork had compared to Balram and the rest of the poor population in India.

Owen

The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. (2020, October 29). Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines. https://efsgv.org/learn/policies/assault-weapons-and-large-capacity-magazines/Links to an external site.

This article gives me more insight into how Marxism is still relevant in India. The caste system in India is a prime example of capitalism and forcing the people in the lower hierarchy or caste into manual labor. In my book the White Tiger, the main character Balram comes from the Halwai caste which is known for only making sweets. But like Marxist once wrote an essay about how the caste system is impeding India’s progress, “the most decisive impediment to India’s progress and power”.

Sam

Yadav, Yogendra. “Revisioning India’s Future? Start with Marxism, without the Baggage.” ThePrint. ThePrint, March 4, 2022. https://theprint.in/opinion/revisioning-indias-future-start-with-marxism-without-the-baggage/856787/.

Yogendra Yadav talks about the rising class of educated Indians, specifically on their view of Marxism. Because of the USSR and China, it’s now only viewed as a radically left form of government commonly associated with Communism and the myriad of stereotypes that come along with it. He hopes to move towards a more positive view of marxism in India, stating, “On ground, Marxism offers us the ideal of equality, an ideal that shines all the more brightly as the world becomes more and more unequal. “ His goal is to employ the Marxist theory in India even with its negative connotations because of the possibilities it could hold for the mainly capitalist society. The issues he outlines are prevalent throughout the entirety of the White Tiger, allowing a reader who employs or understands Marxist ideals to view the true flaws in India’s society.

Tommy

Agarwal, Kabir, et al. “India’s Farmers’ Struggle against Modi’s Government Is Far from Over.” Jacobin, https://jacobin.com/2022/03/india-agriculture-development-narendra-modi-farmers-covid.

This article shows the underclassmen in India fighting against the current government and business people. It is similar to Belrums’ struggle against the landlord that he is forced to work. It also explains how media and Indian culture plays into the perpetual problem. This is similar to Belrum’s Chicken Coup Analogy.