Outlook magazine carried a cover story on Kerala. The writer, Soma Wadhwa, described in detail how Kerala is not all that it is cranked up to be. Behind the veil of greenery, beaches and tourism lies a state in tatters, the dreams of its people in ruin, and no hope in sight.
Here's a little of the good parts lungi-waving losers from Kerala should know was published:
Suicide: The state is No. 1 in India, with 9,000 reported suicides a year, or 27 per day. There are 80,000 reported attempts annually.
Crime: India's highest crime rate -- 306.1 crimes committed per 1,000 people per year (national crime rate is 176.7 per thousand).
Joblessness: The worst in India -- 36% and 34% respectively of the rural and urban population in the 15-29 age group are unemployed.
Atrocities Against Women: The number of these crimes has risen fourfold in the past seven years; 22.7% of all Malayali women suffer some form of violation.
Foeticide: There were 962 girls for every 1,000 boys in the 0-6 age group in 2001, down from 976 in 1971. (Some may argue that the ratio is in favour of women at present. I think otherwise. Watch this space for future posts)
Alcoholism: Each year, Kerala guzzles 8.3 litres of liquor per person, the highest in India, and nearly three times the national rate.
The last one means that most of the mallu jackasses who post 'angry' comments to our posts are drunk lowlifes who've got absolutely no clue! Go choke yourselves on HotBreads!