Topic: [The Guardian] As the wealthy quaff wine in comfort, India’s poor are thrown to the wolves (Read 1010 times)

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As the wealthy quaff wine in comfort, India’s poor are thrown to the wolves

With the country in lockdown because of coronavirus, deep social inequalities have been exposed more sharply than ever

Divided Delhi: ‘If coronavirus doesn’t kill me, hunger will’

“Sauvignon blanc or viognier”? As the words left my mouth, my son and I locked eyes, our expressions flashing from shame-faced to half laughing at the irony. My live-in maid Ranjita had just laid out dinner and, since the fish and lyonnaise potatoes looked appetising, I thought it deserved a bottle of wine.

For people like us, under lockdown, the existential questions that punctuate our daily lives are: is it to be Curb Your Enthusiasm or Line of Duty, Netflix or Hotstar?

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Topic: [The Guardian] As the wealthy quaff wine in comfort, India’s poor are thrown to the wolves (Read 1010 times)

[The Guardian] As the wealthy quaff wine in comfort, India’s poor are thrown to the wolves

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