Sab Chalta Hai Attitude – Kab Tak Chalega

Price Rise
Silence Is Audible
Despite the pain, why is people’s protest so muted and netagiri so low-key on price rise?
Saba Naqvi, Anuradha Raman, Snigdha Hasan, Dola Mitra, John Mary, Pushpa Iyengar, Sharat Pradhan, Madhavi Tata

Up, up, away and through the roof. In the old days, the Indian citizen would have hit the streets in protest against galloping food prices. Right up to the turn of the century, there were successful movements for bringing down prices, both among farmers and the middle classes.

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http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266106

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The middle class
At The Bully’s Feet
With soaring prices and a pliant middle class, who is going to protest?
Pragya Singh
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266110

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Price rise: 'Poor people like us have no future'
It is as if life has come to a standstill. The days ahead seem to be filled with worry for the common people (Aam Aadmi). Just as the traffic signal forces you to stop, inflation has halted the aspirations of millions of people.

http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/28/slide-show-1-price-rise-i-dont-see-any-progress-in-india.htm

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Price rise: Is Bharat Bandh the solution?
There seems to be no end to the common man's worries and woes. With the central government deregulating oil prices and inflation already at a record high, Indians are gasping for breath as prices of essential commodities spiral out of control.

http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jul/02/slide-show-1-infla-price-rise-is-bharat-bandh-a-solution.htm