Are beggars forced into the practice of beggary? Why don't beggars look for employment? What is the government doing about this?  

On the second episode of Obstacles To Progression - Beggary Booming (Part 2),  Kalyani and Sanjeet discuss the practice of beggary in India in further detail and try to figure out possible solutions for the same. Tune in!

References:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-india-inequality-bigger-challenge-than-poverty/story-i5bvo7P2vVOEHOngFX5n1K.html

https://www.hamessharley.com.au/

https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/this-economist-says-britain-took-away-usd-45-trillion-from-india-in-173-years/story/292352.html

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/mumbai-beggar-was-a-millionaire-police-find-after-his-death/1729130/

The Economics of Begging! (linkedin.com)

Beggar's banquet - Society & The Arts News - Issue Date: Feb 4, 2008 (indiatoday.in)

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/jalandhar-city-police-must-crack-down-heavily-on-begging-cartels-212465

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https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/nbextra/child-begging-indian-scenario-1502767535.html

https://www.marketingmind.in/begging-in-india-complete-case-study-of-1-5-billion-industry/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/beggars-choosing-street-life-over-homes/articleshow/62877233.cms

https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/547-fires-in-90-days-and-now-1-less-fire-team/articleshow/81790991.cms

https://www.dhyeyaias.com/current-affairs/perfect-7-magazine/beggary-in-india

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306094400_SOCIO-ECONOMIC_CAUSES_OF_BEGGING

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304057261_Begging_in_India_Barricading_the_Sustainable_Financial_Development