1.0Drishtikonehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikoneDesh Kapoorhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/author/drishtikone/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3Ft3y5WeIY"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2007/02/beggary-and-fortune-bottom-pyramid/">Beggary and the Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2007/02/beggary-and-fortune-bottom-pyramid/embed/#?secret=3Ft3y5WeIY" width="600" height="338" title="“Beggary and the Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid!” — Drishtikone" data-secret="3Ft3y5WeIY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> This story is a case study for Prahlad's "Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" with a twist! Just read on Acchorian's blog on the remuneration of the beggars. He cites an article where a local blogger in Bangalore did a rough calculation and found that a beggar on the MG Road may be earning Rs. 24,000 on an average. That's fairly good for someone in Bangalore - the only issue being how much of a "salary" or "revenue growth" he/she might be experiencing? The most amazing rub really comes from these stats on the left for the remuneration of a beggar in Pakistan! There a beggar would earn an average of Rs. 2500 a DAY - or roughly with a 30 working days a month (beggars would probably earn more on normal festivals/holidays wont they?) - a staggering Rs. 75,000/month!! I am not sure of the source of these stats from Acchorian's blog but they are mindboggling nevertheless!http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7205/beggarimgiq0.jpg