tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post9080659727320277850..comments2024-03-28T07:16:47.047+00:00Comments on ashramblings: Building works, wages and the cost of livingashramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372074132235819250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-1717281520166601052010-01-16T12:38:57.400+00:002010-01-16T12:38:57.400+00:00Hi Mark, Thanks for stopping by, do come again :)...Hi Mark, Thanks for stopping by, do come again :) FI, I found another cost of living benchmark yesterday. My landlady is a teacher in a middle state level school. her monthly salary is 18,000 rupees.ashramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372074132235819250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-49555802359708376632010-01-15T08:17:09.577+00:002010-01-15T08:17:09.577+00:00Sheila, thanks for the your info on what some peop...Sheila, thanks for the your info on what some people make and trying to establish what the cost of living is. I'm in Barmer, Rajasthan for VSOI and I too am just coming to terms with what people earn. From reading Sainaths "Everybody loves a good drought" I get the feeling that poverty is perpetuated here at all levels.Mark Takefmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508154184610830700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181244348660201528.post-40470920194529750972010-01-04T16:29:06.994+00:002010-01-04T16:29:06.994+00:00We share an awe of people who work so incredibly h...We share an awe of people who work so incredibly hard at manual labor, Sheila. I must say that your description of these female workers adds a different dimension to that.brassawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970847366194207494noreply@blogger.com