I should have qualified "most" as "most of rural", sorry. Of course rural India is 70% of the population.
2, & 4, it is indeed true that people are choosing to poop in the fields out of choice and it "feels" more hygienic to people. But it is a misguided choice - likely a major cause of disease and childhood stunting - http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjourna....
btw, I am an urban middle class Indian too. Not white by any stretch of the imagination. And where I did I say the white man is the saviour? I just said that the plight of rural Indians is completely ignored by those who complain loudly about western media views of India.
In fact I give full credit to the current government for raising awareness about toilets and trying to fix the issue.
1. See the latest numbers heres: http://www.thehindu.com/data/most-of-rural-india-still-opts-...
I should have qualified "most" as "most of rural", sorry. Of course rural India is 70% of the population.
2, & 4, it is indeed true that people are choosing to poop in the fields out of choice and it "feels" more hygienic to people. But it is a misguided choice - likely a major cause of disease and childhood stunting - http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjourna....
btw, I am an urban middle class Indian too. Not white by any stretch of the imagination. And where I did I say the white man is the saviour? I just said that the plight of rural Indians is completely ignored by those who complain loudly about western media views of India.
In fact I give full credit to the current government for raising awareness about toilets and trying to fix the issue.