Giving: The Magic Bus Auction in Mumbai - NYTimes.com

Giving: The Magic Bus Auction in Mumbai - NYTimes.com: Giving: The Magic Bus Auction in Mumbai
By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Charitable giving in India surpasses Brazil and China, but pales in comparison to most Western countries, a fact that has prompted criticism and prodding by other philanthropists, particularly given the vast disparity in wealth here. The question “Are rich Indians turning their back on the poor?,” is asked often, even here in our own comment section. Talk to charity organizers, executives starting NGOs, doctors who do hours of volunteer work or hundreds of others, though, and a very different picture emerges.