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What do you already know about India?

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British colony, Gange, Taj Mahal, Hindi, Spices, Gandhi, Sari, Bollywood, New Delhi, Tigers

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Conversation about the topic

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by Dominique Lapierre

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Stephen Kowalski

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Dominique Lapierre meets Mother Teresa in New York

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Slums in Kolkata

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Rickshaws in Kolkata

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Mother Teresa

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Hasary Pal

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India

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Programma di Alberto Angela. Tanti altri video, insieme a numerosi materiali di vario genere li trovi su: http://roby1968.altervista.org Provare per credere ! ! ! ! !

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Life and death in Varanasi

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Incredible India - 3: Varanasi (Benares)

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A funeral

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Riprese di un rito funebre in India sulle sponde del fiume Gange effettuate nel 2007

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Slum in Kolkata

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Una bidonville di Calcutta, un grande scrittore: un incontro che cambierà decine di migliaia di vite. In questo video Dominique Lapierre racconta come è nato il celebre libro 'La città della Gioia" e mostra le scuole, gli ospedali, i dispensari cresciuti grazie alla solidarietà dei suoi lettori.

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An interview to the author: Dominique Lapierre

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Dominique Lapierre racconta gli eroi di Calcutta

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http://www.wisesociety.it/?id=yt - Il vero eroismo a Calcutta è rappresentato dalla capacità di sopravvivevere a tutte le avversità e allo stesso tempo sorridere sempre, alla vita. Imparare a ringraziare Dio per il più piccolo beneficio ricevuto, è un altro insegnamento che, il noto scrittore Dominique Lapierre ha ricevuto, aiutando il popolo della Città della Gioia.

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The City of Joy
PLOT
City of Joy is one of the slums of Kolkata, where there are poverty and diseases.
This book is about the Indians' real life, but it also speaks of hope and faith in human beings.
People in Calcutta do everything to get money: they sell their blood, the bones of the death-to-be or the womb of the mothers-to-be.
MAIN CHARACTERS
The city of joy
Author: Dominique Lapierre
Original title : La cité de la joie
Country : France
Language: French
Publication date: 1985
Hasari Pal
Stephen Kovalski
Mother Teresa
INDIA
India is a country where poverty and richness coexist.
There are also different religions:
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism.
It's a multilingual and a multiethnic society.
In these country there are lots of slums, poor suburbs.
The capital is New Delhi.
The most important cities are:
Mumbai
,
Bengaluru
and
Kolkata
.
KOLKATA
Kolkata is one of the most important Indian cities.
In this city there are some slums, like Anand Nagar (The City of Joy).
Stephen Kovalski
He's a Pole Catholic Priest, he went to Kolkata and stayed with the poor. He lived there and he helped them.
Hasari Pal
He went to Kolkata with his family. He didn't find a job, so he sold his blood for money., sent his children out to become rag-pickers.
But then he became a human horse.

MOTHER TERESA
She went to India to teach but after 17 years she decided to stay with the poor to help them.
She founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity.
Mother Teresa recived the Nobel Price in 1979 and she was beatified in 2003.
She'll be canonized as a saint in 2016.
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY
It's a congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor, blind people, disabled and lepers.
RICKSHAWS
The rickshaw is a vehicle which is pulled by a man, called human horse.
It has two large wheels and a seat.
It was invented in Japan to transport goods; the first rickshaw appeared in India in 1880.
Rickshaws have been banished from the streets, except from Calcutta.
"The Gift Of Love"
When Mother Teresa went to Manhattan, she opened with her Indian sisters a home for patients suffering from AIDS.
A few lines were written on the wall of the hall:
Life is an
opportunity
,
benefit
from it.
Life is a
beauty
,
admire
it.
Life is a
bliss
,
taste
it.
Life is a
dream
,
realize
it.
Life is a
challenge
,
meet
it.
Life is a
duty
,
complete
it.
Life is a
game
,
play
it.
Life is
costly
,
care
for it.
Life is
wealth
,
keep
it.
Life is
love
,
enjoy
it.
Life is
mystery
,
know
it.
Life is a
promise
,
fulfill
it.
Life is
sorrow
,
overcome
it.
Life is a
song
,
sing
it.
Life is a
struggle
,
accept
it.
Life is a
tragedy
,
confront
it.
Life is an
adventure
,
dare
it.
Life is
luck
,
make
it.
Life is too
precious
,
do not destroy
it.
Life is life, fight for it!
Mother Teresa
THE STATION
When Hasari Pal went to Calcutta, he arrived at the Howrah Station.
There were a lot of merchants who sold a lot of riches, like oranges, sandals, glasses, newspaper.
There were also families that lived in the corners of the station.
SHISHU BHAVAN
Shishu Bhavan is the name of the Children's Home, opened on February 15, 1953.
It welcomed more than a hundred children.

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Stephen Kovalski Mother Teresa INDIA India

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The City of JoyPLOTCity of Joy is one of the slums of Kolkata, where there are poverty and diseases.This book is about the Indians' real life, but it also speaks of hope and faith in human beings.