http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala

How do they rate as high as America on the United Nations' Human Development Index on a few hundred bucks per year?

Democratic Socialist Welfare Economy

56% Hindu, 24% Muslim, 19% Christian, and some Jews.

The paradise of the subcontinent. Maybe it's because
the corporations won't locate there.

Virya (Pauline), can you get us a grant to go and do some research?

aurobindo_aura.net

That's heartening to hear about Kerala, MM

Amma lives south of there and I am thinking
of going for awhile at some point to work in the orphanages or something. Not sure when, but my heart has alway been very drawn to India and Africa.

How does a girl as young as that writer do so much?