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NAME : Massu or
Malana, 60
Massu's Assets
Rs.30 lakh in properties alone
Day's earnings Rs.1,000 to Rs.1,500
Begs at :
Lokhandwala.. Mostly outside high-end restaurants visited by TV and
film stars.
Working hours : 8.00 p.m. to 3.00 a.m.
Home is : A one BHK at Amboli in Andheri (west). He
owns another 1 BHK nearby.
Massu's 1BHK room at Amboli. Both houses are duplexes
Family : Wife, two sons and a daughter-in-law share the
apartment with him.
Day's earnings : Rs 1000 to 1500.
Assets : Rs 30 lakh in just properties. One son makes and
sells brooms, while the other hawks knick-knacks near Andheri station.
He has substantial savings, but would not reveal details.
Cool quotient : Massu is dressed in spotless clothes when he
takes an auto-rickshaw to Lokhandwala every evening. He changes into
his beggar attire near Ad Labs. During his working hours, he has a
complete sway over the area. You will never find another beggar in his
vicinity. He takes an auto on his way home too. Stops at Yashraj
Studios for a change of clothes.
NAME: Krishna Kumar Gite, 42
Krishna 's Assets
Rs 5 lakh in properties alone
Day's earnings
Rs 1500 to 2000
Begs at: CP Tank, Charni
Road
Working hours: Early morning to late evening
Home is : I BHK apartment at Nallasopara, which he shares with his
brother.
Family : Brother, sister-in-law and their children.
Day's earnings : Rs 1500 to 2000.
His worth : The Nallasopara apartment is worth nearly Rs 5
lakh. Krishna claimed he has
substantial savings but would not put a figure to it. 'My brother
manages everything,' he said.
Cool quotient : Claims he can't be bothered with money
matters. He retires every evening to his Nallasopara home and hands
over the day's earnings to his brother. 'My bhabhi and brother know
best what to do with the money.'
NAME : Bharat Jain, 45
Bharat's Assets
Rs 70 lakh in properties alone
Day's earnings Rs 2000 to 2500
Begs at :
Azad Maidan and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
Working hours : Early morning to late evening.
Home is : Two adjacent 1 BHK apartments in Parel, where his
family stays. Bharat, however, visits home only once in a week. His
family, which deals in school notebooks and other study material, has
tried on many occasions to get Bharat to give up begging and join the
family business.
Bharat's Parel house where he stays with his family. (right) The
Bhandup shop the family has rented out to a juice centre
Family : Wife, two sons -- one studying in class X and the
other in class XII -- father and brother.
Day's earnings : Rs 2000 to 2500.
His worth : The family apartments are worth close to Rs 60
lakh. The family also has rented out a shop in Bhandup to a juice
centre and gets Rs 7,000-a-month in rent. The rent is collected every
month by Bharat's wife.
Cool quotient : Bharat speaks impeccable English. He is soft
spoken and you will never find him harassing people for alms.
Name : Haji, 26
Haji's Assets Rs 15 lakh
Day's earnings Rs 1000 to 2000
Begs at :
Deonar and Chembur. Usually begs near mosques and
temples.
Working hours : Flexi. Picks the best time to be at a temple
or a mosque.
Home is : A room at Cheetah Camp, where his mother and
sister run a zari workshop, employing 15 people.
Family : Mother and sister..
Day's earnings : Rs 1000 to 2000
Earnings increase mani-folds during festivals.
His worth : The Cheetah Camp room worth anything between Rs
3 and 5 lakh. The zari workshop could be worth 10 lakh. The family
earns a steady income from the zari business and his mother has tried
every trick to get him to give up begging and join the family business.
Cool quotient :
He says managing the zari workshop is too much
hardwork. 'I can't be bothered with all that. I like to be left alone..
Also, I make a decent amount every day.
Name : Doesn't matter, A Software Engineer (Double Graduate :D)
S/W Enggr 's Assets : Some old C++, Java,
Cryptography Books worth 10,000 INR. Rest all Assets are based on EMI's
(Easy Monthly Installment) so it's the bank that owns it and not me.
Day's earning : Peanuts :)
Working Hours : Day and Night
Family : 1 intel Pentium 4 3.8 GHz CPU, 1 Flat monitor, 1 mouse and 1
keyboard.
His worth : Depends on the Tester, If tester files several critical
bugs @ a time then he's useless :)
Cool Quotient : Whenever he opens his mouth he knows speaks only C, C++
and Java. Never fires anyone, only he gets fired everywhere. The only
time he stays cool is when he gulps down two large shots of JD (Jack Daniel,
Obvious someone else is paying for those shots :D)...
So Kya soch rahe ho...!!!
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