Poverty Profile: Poems on Human Deprivation
Dec 2009 · Mind Melodies
Ebook
95
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About this ebook
This collection of 70 poems captures the various facets of poverty. Whether it is in the context of employment, shelter, food, water, education and health, or it is in reference to self-respect and identity, these poems reflect the trials and tribulations of the poor and deprived.
About the author
Arup Mitra is Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. His research interest includes issues in development economics, urban economics, labour and welfare, industrialization and pro-poor growth and gender inequalities. Dr Mitra’s scholarly pursuits extend beyond economics, particularly in the fi eld of literature. He has to his credit three volumes of poems titled Awakening (1998), In Search of the Lotus-Feet (2002) and Light on the Lotus (2007), and a short fi ction, A Letter to Mother: From Destruction to Construction (2002).
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