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North is north and the South is south

There are other forces at play too which are bridging the gap between the North and South very rapidly. Economic migration within India is normally north to south in search of higher daily wages. The southern states have always outperformed North India in terms of GDP growth; with Tamil Nadu’s per capita income at $3200 coming in at almost double of the national average for India which is $1884. So naturally the labour at construction sites and at tea gardens all over the South tends to be from UP and Bihar.

Spoon-fed in the south

Few birds are so unmistakable as a spoonbill. It is a truly grotesque bird when one analyses its looks, with…