{"id":4069,"date":"2009-10-13T23:38:01","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T18:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2009-10-13T23:38:01","modified_gmt":"2009-10-13T18:08:01","slug":"progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here’s the difference between a backward country and a developed country. In a backward country, kids skip meals because they don’t have a choice<\/a>. In a developed country, kids skip meals out of choice<\/a>. <\/p>\n India, for what it’s worth, is both these countries. Just yesterday, a friend was telling me about how weight-conscious his school-going niece has become because of peer pressure. Their maidservant’s kid, I could bet, is the weight she aspires to be—by default. Isn’t it ironic? Don’t you think?<\/p>\n (NYT<\/i> link via email from Sunil Laxman<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s the difference between a backward country and a developed country. In a backward country, kids skip meals because they don’t have a choice<\/a>. In a developed country, kids skip meals out of choice<\/a>. <\/p>\n India, for what it’s worth, is both these countries. Just yesterday, a friend was telling me about how weight-conscious his school-going niece has become because of peer pressure. Their maidservant’s kid, I could bet, is the weight she aspires to be—by default. Isn’t it ironic? Don’t you think?<\/p>\n