CURRY BEAR

that’s nuts

this kid is amazing! my hats off to him! makes me feel like shit… i have teachers and a wealth of resources… and i have never attained success in any type of academic venture like this kid!

curry bear…you need to watch the movie “salam bombay”…i had to watch in high school…amazing movie

Awesome.

Loved the smiling attitude of Ravi.

Really awesome
we who have plenty keep moaning
and he who has nothing is really
joyful, just great, may he attain
great heights

A real millionaire

A ma zing!!! That kid is awesome. Will definitely visit him when I come to India.

Terrific kid especially Ravi, he spoke such genuine words and full of simplicity. May GOD keep this kid happy and healthy for ever..

Absolutely brilliant kid. Really touched my heart, look forward to meeting him when I visit Mumbai, a real lesson to learn for our western kids who enjoy all the modern comforts! Wish him all the success in the world as he has all the qualities.

I Think Anything to everything can happen in INDIA

This is only a tip in the iceberg

Oh my goodness….amazing is not the word…..he is so sweet esp when he was younger….he deserves to be educated and i’m sure he will make it big

Such passion & humility at the same time…he will make it big one day! I hope so.

Wondwerful,Amazing.
Where there is a will, there is a way. Necessity is the mother of every thing. Surprising that Ravi has learned al these languages on a road side school of his own making. Wish him good luck and good health so he can achieve all that he desires.

in america he could…sadly in india he’ll just remain in the slums.

These kids are street smart

One point we all sometime do not look at is, they are happy kids

They are full of smile and work very hard for every penny they earn

They are truly God’s people

Is there a way we can help this kid to better his life? Financially or otherwise??

Can you imagine, a boy like him in US EU or UK , he will make to the top of any profession he chooses,but in India he has not chance, That is the irony of our people and country. log on http://www.thereligionofpeace.com http://www.faithfreedom.org

He does it for survival. It’s sad and amazing,at the same time. Hope his name doesn’t get used by people to make money and fill their own pockets,while he struggles to make his own living.May God bless him and hopefully after all this he will be able to make a better living.

this is written so beautifully. amazing ! very few will understand all this.hats of to you.please send this to as many as posssible. i saw the film while i was at London. send this to the London folks too.

Our underprivileged children too are differently blessed and abled.We need to identify thier hidden skills and develop/promote them if we can. Hats off to our slum children.

These people know real meaning of life. western childredn have every thing but still not satisfied and do not know how to enjoy what thry have got - still wants more

Fantastic!!! A lesson to learn by all those who enjoy the luxuries of life and still keep complaining.

I couldnt agree with the comment “a true milllionaire” above more! - hats off to the guys and the chap who posted it !!

absolutely superb. i staying in mumbai doesnt knew about him. he is just mind blowing.after watching this,influenced persons should really do something for him.I pray god bless him with health& wealth.

God bless you. You are an inspiration to many of us adults and I hope that some kids will look at your attitude and determination and learn from your ’school’.
There must be some industrialist out there who can help this incredible child achieve his full potential. Come on you Ambanis and Birlas and Hindujas and Mittals - think, because you are the only ones that can help our country come up.

Ravi’s positive and enterprising attitude warrants applause - an attitude often not found the children of affluent parents. At that age his interpersonal skills are far higher than many I’ve seen come of business schools. Literally street smart. Wish him all the best. Good video clips.

This is one of the best videos seen..think we should encourage these guys..

hey guys..i think this is the best video i have seen..think we should encourage these guys..

I would like to quote Joyce D’cunha’s post on 3rd February, which says it all…

Really awesome
we who have plenty keep moaning
and he who has nothing is really
joyful, just great, may he attain
great heights

How can I assist this kid to get an education?

Great lesson learnt on life and living. Ravi has no grudges keeps all happiness seems to live a full life!!!

Fantastic……..Someone out threr please give a chance in life…GOD BLESS.

he is amazing

but my question is: why does he only say the same thing in every language (apart from english)?

if he knows those languages and can actually speak them, that’s truly amazing, and hats off to him…

if he can imitate just that one sentence in every language, that’s relatively not as difficult

These unfortunate kids are part of the so called “uneducated Indians” Who needs the education - the rest of us?

Mind blowing - this kid should be picked up either by bollywood or hollywood, or indeed even some relevant ngo or unicef, and turned into a world-class role model for all the world to see and emulate in all walks of life ……….. hats off to Ravi and the likes of him. Simply the best clip I have seen ever …….

wow. amazing young man. absolutely brilliant!

Hats off to Ravi. Really amazing. Iam sure, People will learn good things from this boy. May God Bless him.I am sure, In the long run he will become a Great man.

Incredible! As an Indian abroad it makes me proud to see the indomitable spirit of this highly enterprising young lad. Kudos to him. I hope he achieves all the success he so richly deserves!

Fantastic! absolutely brilliant. He has great future. love this kid!

Best wishes
God please help !!

Very inspiring!

amazing..i wish some of my students from well to do families had this attitude towards learning..would it be a good idea to get him away from here and put him in school? i am not really sure..

this boy will be millioniaire some day he will make out from this art

My heart goes to those two young children whose acting was far fetched than the main actors in the film “Slumdog millionaire”. Than why did the producers pocket all the profit and the children were given peanuts. Like the rest of the comments, something like this is only allowed to happen in India!!!!
Someone from the film, must pluck up the courage to fight for a rightful payout for these children, who deserved better than the main role actors.

There are many in our 1.4 billion who are as awesome as this kid but never make it cause they are a miniscule part of the 1.4 billion. With his flair for languages, he should be a UN interpreter.
No financial meltdown can touch this kid. That’s for sure.

Hope some enterprenuer will give him a chance..Where are Reliance, Tata, Infosys?????

It is a joy to watch such a spirited young man whose happiness, laughter and satisfaction in life is so easily accomplished . Can we learn in school which he learnt on roadside? Hope some one around will become his guiding mentor!!!

He is just amazing god bless him i dont no why but i have a feeling that he will be in bollywood film industry one day.

Wonderful kid. Good attitude and has a smile inspite of his situation. The humility and humbleness is what stands out.
I think he seems happy and thats what counts. Perhaps he can school a bit and that will help him more. Some touch ups here and there and this kid will be off the street. Hopefully it will provide him happiness too.

Surely something for the spoiled kids/parents to pondeer.

God bless.

Thanks to the dude who spotted this kid and was not dismissive and posted it.

Keep it up.

This kid is fantastic. Amazing.

Incredible. May god bless him and his family.

I liked it at the end, when the man said “We’ll make you big!” and the boy replies “You make me big… God bless you”

I am positive Ravi was the lad who sold my daughter the peacock feathers last May at the Hanging Gardens! My my! We were totally fascinated by him then too….

GOD BLESS HIM!!!

Amazing, where did he learn all these languages. Love this kid.

I have relatives in India who sent their children to convents and are so proud to tell me that they always converse in English. They are proud their children do not write, read or speak in Gujarati, Hindi or any other Indian language.

It is a shame that such a talented kid is not afforded an opportunity to explore what he already has. as they say, ” You can acquire a skill but talent you must have.”

To someone that said if he knows all the languages beyond what he spoke.. I think you missed the whole bus (–point :)). The very fact he learnt these from the few minutes he interacts with folks around him, and is willing to learn in the first place is what is amazing. Give him an opportunity and may be he will learn 10 different languages. Sometimes, it goos to see the glass half-full rather than half-empty…

Makes me think in my 30’s as what have i achieved more than Ravi…nothing i feel…..I think there are gr8 lessons to learn from this wow kid…i have seen the first video quite a while ago. nice to see the more grown up kid again………
God Bless you and may he provide you with the Daily Bread……..

Man!i am speechless! What a confidence! he doesn’t care about what he speaks.. amazing. Sometimes even now while speaking english i think is this a correct sentence? And he can speak several languages without book. Damn! shame on me.

Will some rich Indian take this kid under his wings and give him a bright future that he deserves.God bless him, he is motivated just needs direction.

AMAZING KIDS.BUT ITS HEARTBREAKING.SUCH INTELLIGENT KIDS SHOULD BE STUDYING BUT ARE FIGHTING ( OFCOURSE WITH SMILE ) FOR SURVIVAL.
ITS A PITY.

Great Indian kid Knowing to speak different language is piceless i feel no million can give this asset.hats off

Selling peacock feathers is illegal in India. Yes! ILLEGAL! People who are purchasing the feathers may be considered to be party to this illegal activity. Peacocks are protected under Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972. Please do not encourage this anti-environment activity. The kid is only conducting his immoral business.

This kid is brilliant! With what background he has had, he’s achieved really good stuff! Hats off to him, and hope he makes it big.

Great kids.Even our politicians,filmstars cant speak so many languages.hats of to them.They are our real stars

god bless him with all the good luck and all others like him..

Ravi is amazing. Equally so is this video. Great piece of work- a demonstration of how this kid learned languages; literally by himself, just so that he could improve his sales!. It’s amazing that you came back to India after some years to find this kid. Would be great to see some of your other work- fantastic stuff this!

God bless both of them and many more who are like them……………XOXO XOXO

I’ve heard the above comments n was touched by a few. Yes he is a amazing kid with real hidden talents. It somehow bought tears to my eyes that India has such lovely talented kids in these slums n isn’t there a way to help them achieve something in their lives rather than spending the rest of their lives just selling things. I will definately go see him in my next visit to India. God bless him and keep him safe.

He is amazing..may god bless him….

There is a lot to learn for our techno kids from him

What can we do for him. Is something being done? Can I help

Please post on web site what can be done for this lovely young man. Lets give him a chance to stay good and uncorrupted.

Whilst not decrying entrepreneurship - the lad is committing a crime like Giridhar says - I would much rather he sold something he created rather than harming peacocks! NN

There is such a brightness. Indians are indeed very bright people. Wish he could have progressed to college. There are alot of questions to ask yourself, there are alot of reasons why people do what they do. Pavlov’s experiment may help understand this.

Slumdog has provoked our collective mind. How do we, fairly successful

If we do not wish to waste this psychic provocation, we need to think to transform this provocation into offering such promising kids scholarships for them to educuate themselves so that you could be equipped for life with their training in a profession or vocation. Each of us should finance such a program as our friend Vrinda Bhagwat, presently visiting India tp explore one such project.
Are you interested in detail? Please email.

Kanu B

Just shows the great potential in human resources and entrepreneurship(the real drivers of self-sustaining growth)that India has, and what it is missing out on through its continuing inability to give each child the opportunity of acquiring a good scientific education.

this is the most amazing and inspiring video i have seen in a long time…this kid will go places and i hope he moves on …i must definitely go pay him a visit…good luck..and thanks to the guy who filmed it…

amazing, marvellous, etc, etc.

anything can happen in india. A nation with alot of untapped talent

Companies spend millions of dollar every year training employees for hardcore selling, behavioral training etc. etc.. but see the kind the attitude the guys have, for survival and earning their lively hood, they are not given any training they are on their self…Nothing is impossible, but one has to try harder and harder, its seems pretty impossible to learn so many languages for selling, but they have achieved it, only just by hearing and communicating…what an achievement…really praiseworthy…this should indeed be a great learning for students,employees, workers and management who are provided with great learning opportunity and should work ethically for the development of our country. The day is nearer in history when India would be on the top and would excel in all aspects…My best wishes to all human civilization on this planet…to excel and become productive….Regards SARASWAT

Wonderful and talented .I wish he was given an opportunity to grow.It may never happen in India

made in india…india is amazing

As I always Say: Literacy is not Education, Education is not Knowledge,Knowledge is not Genius. Indians we should be proud of our 800 Languages/Dialects, but we are not. How many languages survive in India today??? Many beautiful languages in the northern belt is eroded by Hindi, we are a diverse people thriving in our diversity, so preserve and be proud of your individual ethnic languages or else Mahatma’s words will haunt us, he said let the Industries grow with the Villages, but we went ahead and built metropolises, villages suffered as a direct result of villagers migrating to metro’s we have a scarcity of food in India, lets not loose our languages too, for if we loose them to metropolitan languages then we will loose our culture, our ethnicity and our unique diversity. Bravo Ravi, let me ask you a question no one bothered to ask, with your amazing ability I am sure you speak many Indian Languages Too.

This kid is simply awesome. We can’t even master one language.just look at him.. he has mastered almost all the language in world

Ravi you rock……may God bless you pal!

he is simply awesome!!!!!!

THERE IS NO WORD FOR ME ,HOW MUCH THESE KIDS AMAZED ME. REALLY MARVELOUS. HOPE THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PUSH THEM FORWORD. MAY GOD SHOWER THEM WITH GOOD HEALTH -& PEACEFUL LIFE.

It is amazing! to see how Ravi can charm tourists with his multilingual speaking talent. He is a true slum hero.

Thanks to everyone who is checking out this site. A lot are asking if there is something they can do. If anyone knows of any way please e-mail me and I will add it onto the post. God Bless.

amay God bless him

charming…such a genius

may god bless him… wow

Hi Ravi, You are great. May God Bless you. Be good and thank God for the gift of tongue He has given you. Don’t misuse the great power of languages He has given you. I will pray for you.

my prayers for him !!

The best thing to do is to leave him alone, and let the nature show its strength in true market economy, natural education, and greatness of human heart. Learning through organized school system is cheating the nature, as most of the schools only utilize articificial means to impart ‘knowledge’.

To all those concerned about him committing crime must look back at themselves, their own education and economic system to see how much their lifestyle, economic system, and political structure has damaged the environment. Just because they make laws to protect themselves does not make them less liable.

Freedom is the driving force of everything in this universe thermodynamically speaking. This kid has remained relatively free to practice his skills in India. Were he located in any part of a Western country he would be subject to a decaying social service putting him in government institution or worse.

I think we need to create more on street, on the farm, in the factory, in the families, etc. learning environment for our next generation so that they be real people sustaining this planet consuming less and be happy.

This will allow them to feel like millionaire rather than liking to be millionaire and commit all sorts of crime against the nature and humanity.

I’ve posted this on Twitter!
It’s excellent!

http://twitter.com/heenamodi

WOW is the word.

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He is awesome!!! God bless him
It’s so wonderful to see him full of happiness when he earns so little….how can anyone refuse to buy from him! I definately would give him lots of business! Lot of luck to him

shit! This guy is amazing!!! I only understood 4 of the languages! If he was in the US he would b making a lot of money and would b famous!

This boy is amazing !!!his genuine smile ,innocence and grit is so touching. I pray that he makes it big in life .God bless him

Intelligence with Such sincerity simplicity and happiness shining through; May God bless Him and make his future more awesome

What a lovely bloke !

These Kids are amazing and I hope God bless them, but it’s sad to say that Rich indians in mumbai doesn’t do even little bit to help these kids from slums, yet they ignore the problem. In usa we have many guys who donates to charities, but in India most rich are very greedy and never have pitty for slums kids.

Ravi embodies the triumph of the human spirit in the most extraordinary way. What an inspiration! But having spent some time recently interviewing residents of one of Mumbai’s slums, I can testify that there are numerous such enterprising individuals who live there, who may lack a formal education but are second to none anywhere in the world in living by their wits. They are ambitious, intelligent, amazingly well-informed, resourceful and indomitable.

Real life hero… I am sure he must be speaking Marathi, Mumbaiya, Gujarati also

u guys are amazing, God bless u

i am amazed, ashamed and kind of proud! ashamed because we as a society have failed to impart this level of enterprise, positivity and confidence in our more privileged children. i think we should make all the educationists and parents watch this clip…proud because this is really the triumph of the human spririt…we love you ravi

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Couldnt help it but comment after watching both the clips. One word for you Ravi! Brilliant!!! Absolutely amazing!!! Indeed an inspiration to many of us out there! May God Bless him in all ways he needs!

before finish his school , its a real finishig school program achieved by the guys. Great job B.tech and MBA students can take lesson from him.

Amazing, truely inspirational!

just love this kid, he is truly amazing !!! God bless all

Why bring Religion/God into comments about this young man’s enthusiasm and enterprise?

Excellent chap from the university of life. Imagine where he would have got to if he had been given an opurtunity at Cambridge or Havard.

saw the video…. read the comments … but its really sad …. their has been no raise or increment in his economic or social life…. after 5 years he is where hewas earlier

saw the video..read the comments …its really sad… even after 5 years ravi is doing the same thing without any change in his economic or social life

He made me feel sad about my country. And also happy because the Hope fairy, the last one to leave Pandora’s box lives in the soul of Ravi

This is amazing, and very gratifying. It goes to
say that all things are possible if you try.
Thanks for sharing

Truely gifted….U really rock Ravi

can you imagine if this child was given a chance to eduate himself, he would shine. god bless him

WOW, this guy has some talent and is a very fast learner. Seriously, someone needs to make him big. What is he doing on the roads selling peacock fans?? He doesn’t belong there. I really really hope that he is given the opportunity to go to school and make a good career.

best of luck to ravi, there any many kids like
Ravi here in India, This is amazing,
Best of luck to all
God bless all

Talent, is a god given gift, it is up to humans to make the best use of it. This kid for survival, from the slums of Bombay, has made ends meet. Someone should make a movie about this. He might be a Slumdog, but not a Millionaire yet. I am sure he will get there soon. May the Lord Almighty, bless him.

its so amazing , we all surprise.

If you improve yourself a little bit every day,any one can reach amazing heights in aquiring any skills.

This is amazing.

He is a genuine little boy who could become a millionaire in what he is doing if the people who buy his stuff pay him any amount they feel is good enough not for what they buy but for what they see in him

Excellent one.Indians Talents are known throughout the world.Lovely one.
K.Ragavan.

People,If u look around yourself ,u will find many more Ravis around not only in India,but any where.Since someone spotted him and brought him in the lime light,people r talking about him bringing him to UK orUS.Ofcourse Ravi is special.

After watching this clip,we need to learn that if u can not help Ravi,so what,if u can make difference in one person’s life in any way your life becomes worth living.I’m not just talking in the air,I’m volunteering in a school with autistic kids everyday.

wOWWWOwwwww!!! Totally inspiring and motivating!!! Hats offfff to these kids!!!

People dont realize how unique India is. These kids know so much, and while tourists are being entertained by this, these kids are trying to feed themselves and their family. These kids are so amazing and deserve much more than they are getting.

Ravi is a terrific teen. I saw the video when he was younger and now that he is a teenager. He has amazing talent to learn languages - though limited for his limited purpose - and his pronunciation is amazing. India has enormous talent, just need a little encouragement.

I wish him all the best - and opportunities - to go far.

Yatindra Bhatnagar

One guy is angry because Ravi is selling peacock leaves which is illegal in India. Here Ravi is making a living unlike the politicians, beaurocrats, police person etc are selling India itself by accepting bribe. He is not thinking about it. Another guy is of the opinion that he is telling only the transalation of same words. Ravi is not a linguistic scholar. He is selling this thing for his livelihood. Sure hats off Ravi. Really inspiring.

Ravi deserves better treatment from the authorities in Mumbai, India. Please help him to be a better person in life. GOD BLESS Ravi.

There are many wealthy people in Mumbai who should care for this talented boy. Show him the right way and he’s capable of reaching it him self. GOOD LUCK Ravi.

V. Ramasamy - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ramasamy_911@yahoo.com

it is ameising!!!!!!!! unbeliveble….. mindbloing outstanding superb febuluse …may god bless him!!!!!

This is awsome, inspite of the conditions he has grown up in he has done an excellent job.He is sure to do wonderfully well!!!keep it up!!

Brilliant! It’s not his fault that he ended up on the streets, circumstaces brought him there. Hopefully with his attitude he should, no MUST reach great heights.

he is really amazing ,i have all things in i my life still i am unable to do such a thing
hats off to ravi

Ravi, you’re my hero man! You will go places for sure.

I admire Ravi. He is so happy, so humble, so inteligent. May be he would not be the same if he had to make it big.

The kid is amazing. puts us to shame

UNBELIEVABLE !!!!!!!!!
I would definitely love to meet this kid one day…
I will look up for him when I go to Mumbai next, for sure……

God Bless Him and I hope he makes it big one day.

The peacock, India’s national bird, may be on the brink of extinction…

The peacock is protected under Section 51, 1-A of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and killing it is strictly prohibited. The export of peacock tail feathers, articles and handicrafts made there from, has been banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the export-import policy of India. There is a blanket ban on the export of birds from India, yet the illegal trade continues. Live peacocks are still being smuggled. Their feathers are used to make costumes and fans. The Indian peacock is bred in captivity in USA. Thousands are sold each year as pets and also for medicinal use. The legs and claws of the bird are boiled to extract ‘anti-arthritic oil’.

…”When the original Act was made, it was believed that trade in peacock feathers could be allowed because the peacock sheds its feathers but the peacock does not shed its feathers enough for a trade to continue. There is no doubt that the peacock is trapped, killed and then its feathers are plucked out and sent to the shops and trading centres. If it becomes difficult, then mass poisoning takes place.”

Read full article: http://www.indiatravelogue.com/envi/envi51.html

Bless him, wish him all the best

really amazing…we are indians we are capable of doing any thing, beyond limits….

I hope someone powerful takes him and gives him a real education, with a brain like his… who knows. My prayers are for his success.

IT IS FANTASTIC AND BEYOND WORDS TO COMMENT. AN AMAZIND KID. SURE HE WILL RAISE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE BIRLAS ETC.

Ravi is truly amazing.Learnt to market his products in all possible languages!He sure has bettered many of the MBAs in selling his product.

Look at the confident sales pitch like a seasoned business man,in all possible languages!

All done without formal education.

May god bless honest hard working kids like Ravi for a better future.

When these children can learn number of languages & knowledge without any education then what is the difference between slum children and post-graduation students. Then why to study for so long years? Seing this video is really awesome!

You dont need to send these clips to OSCAR..These are inborn talents which our upmarket kids should take a lesson from.

I feel that I may be looking at future leader of India, the child has the charm integrity dedication and serenity to bring that country right back to top,

Well these talents should be appreciated and brought out. It’s really amazing

Just amazing

its amaazing…reality of life to more extent..god bless all..

Mindboggling! Sometimes, streetsmart children turn out to be smarter than those with formal education. At the same time, this proves that human brain is capable of so much more than we conceive.

Dr. Ms.Vilas Lokhandwala

wow hope he gets a good break by some one and educates himself further

That is amazing!!
Shows the true resilience of the people here!
And yes, illiterate people are generally more streetsmart than the educated ones, and are better at surviving.
He should write a book, but which language would he use?

I feel he makes us proud….and we needs to do somethings to help such talent.

AMAIZING. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU RAVI.GOD BLESS YOU.

Obviously he has a flair for languages.Cant some NGO take it up as a challenge and educate him( in languages or otherwise?)

Dear Ravi! You are really GREAT! GOD BLESS!

OMG! I am really impressed [Ravi's AMAZING!], ashamed [I wish i could work harder and attain that much knowledge like he does!!] and so happy [because talent like this still exists in India because i swear i had lost all hope!] ^_^! i LOVE THIS VIDEO!!

oh man! we all nothing infront of him…MAY GOD BLESS HIM…everybody will like to help this excellent talented boy but HOW? if anybody can tell us how to help this kid…it would great to help him by others too…

Dedication and confidence with God’s blessings - Ravi is super …

What a brilliant kid ! Now thats what you call street smarts. Necessity is the mother of invention. This kid can survive. He is totaly flexible as well as detached from the end result after his daily vocation of selling his wares. Now that is being spiritual. May he succeed and bear the fruits of his labour.

Awesome!Like the famous critic who once said,”In India,everything is believable and everything also is unbelievable”. May GOD bless this refreshingly simple smiling boy.!

though zorastrain by birth did not know that hanging hardens were covered because of our rituals which continue till date………anyway it was a good thing the british did…….

Ravi is quite amazing…what a bright kid!

Fantastic.Our slum children are an inspiration.

Wow!!! The smile on this young man’s face touched my heart. What a talent! I wish him the very best in life. I pray he continues doing what he obviously loves doing and that God blesses him beyond what he could have ever imagined. He has learned so much without formal education… talk about street smarts!!?

For those of you saying comments such as “He is committing a crime” Yes he is committing a crime. It is against the law in India to sell peacock feathers. Though it’s not right to break the law you need to keep in mind that this is how he is making a living; this is how he buys food to eat. The high up’s who are making these laws need to get into the “Slums” and take care of the people so they do not have to break the law. Peacocks are a beautiful bird and I hate to see this happening. I am an animal lover and I don’t like any animal to be killed so that it’s fur or feathers can be sold.. it’s wrong.
For those of you making comments such as “I hope someone powerful takes him and gives him REAL education” I see how what you are saying BUT You have it ALL wrong! This boy is amazing and has grown without what you’re calling “Real education”; he has “Real Life” as his education. He is learning from the resources and people around him, I consider that the best education one could ever be given.
I have seen first hand what riches and power can do to a person… riches/power/fame can be like a nasty drug… it can destroy! Do not wish away this boy’s humility. He is filled with true joy!
Some see his life as hardship and struggle but do you not see the bright smile on his face and the twinkle in his eye?
Look deeper… it’s not about money and riches and what he CAN become… it’s about what he has ALREADY become in his short life… Intelligent, handsome, humble and above all Joyful.

We can all learn a lot from him… you want to do something for him? Look around you today and see the beauty in the land and the people. Smile today just because you can. Be thankful for all the blessings you have in your life. Show this boy that you have not only seen how amazing he is but that you have learned from him; That he is not only seen as having a wonderful talent but that he has truly made a difference by touching so many with his true beauty and zest for life and all it brings.

You Rock Ravi! Be Blessed Always!

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. ~Vernon Howard

The kid is amazing. A true inspiration for all kids. I would say, we don’t have to wait for an Ambani or Hinduja or Mittals to teach these children. But every Indian, takes up the responsibility to educate one child, see what it will do to the present children and the generations to come and to the country. See what you as an Indian can do to the country. Where there is a will, there is a way. It costs about US 75/- or CDN 120/- per child in a private school that charges approx. Rs 400/- per month. Also there have to be schools who are willing to admit these children. So you have to have a place to teach these children near the areas they live. You see the system in India where education goes is two-tiered. Remember in life “the more you give the more you get”.

amazing…i m impressed… i’ll take this guy in my movie

i like is smartness…i’ll signed him

god bless you ravi

We have so much talent in india.
Excellent job Ravi. You will be a big bussiness man on day. keep it up.

That boy is one of a kind and he should stay the way he is now and be an idol for the rest .

truly amazing!

You’re truly amazing Ravi! I can’t believe you learned all these various languages just from other people. You have a wonderful gift, and I’m very proud of you. You really are an inspiration for other kids, and some day you’ll be a very famous person for you talents. You’re a brilliant boy who is going to make it big. =)

Well done, Ravi.
Do you know what an inspiration you are ?
Your family is blessed.
Thanks to the people who have interviewed you and showed us what you do.

I wish I can adopt him and make him somebody.Talent such as that should not be wasted.

someone should take him to the usa and put him on the ophrah show and make him rich or make him an actor for he is a good looking boy…..my humblest wish for him to be successful and later help all the children like him on the streets to make life a better one.

its really a great talent, to learn all languages by just talkin to others,,,,,, amazing.

Great Talent.

Do not spoil him with education… Leave him alone for he has that charm in himself which most of dont.

Keep going man… need not make it big as they wish… be humble and humiliate them!!

Wow!

Every time I look at these kids, I am truly amazed - they are always smiling, despite their extreme hardships! They really don’t deserve this - but their attitude is humbling to say the least!

Will always pray 4 u ravi that Allaha Subahnul portect u from all the evil of this time
Wish u very much lot in life

khatu

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truly amazing and very thought provoking!! may God bless him

Awesome no words to appreciate great if given some exposure he can do wonders .

Guys like him represent the real strength of India, not the IT folks

God bless him. We in the western society spoil our kids by giving them too much, and still they keep on moaning.

Its great Ravi, God bless you my boy, you are one of us wthether you stay in mud house or you stay in brick house. Good keep it up. Money is not every thing beta, too many spoil will you and too little will keep active, healthy, on toes and comfortable without worries. God will give strength to reach your goal

Its great Ravi, God bless you my boy, you are one of us if you stay in mud house or you stay in brick house. Good keep it up. Money is not every thing beta, too many will spoil you and too little will keep you active, healthy, on toes and comfortable without worries. God will give strength to reach your goal

fabulous……i would never have believed it if i didn’t see it……….

If he is traced after 10 years from now, I bet he would have gone miles in his life. Mumbai is one city, where talented people have gone from Zero to Hero. Hope Ravi is one of them.

I’m touched by his story - what an amazing boy.

We in the ‘western world’ have so much and yet we still complain. He who has very little values everything and not take things for granted. I think we all need to learn a lesson.

God bless you Ravi and hope you remain healthy and happy throughout your life.

Best wishes for the future,
Your sister. x

Amazing young man. Some one should help him develop his talent in scientific field. he will achieve miracles. God Bless him with health, happiness and success.
Good Luck and Be Well. Ravi, we are proud of you.

Amazing young man. Some one should help him develop his talent in scientific field. he will achieve miracles. God Bless him with health, happiness and success.
Good Luck and Be Well. Ravi, we are proud of you.

one of the talented kids on the streets of urban India,they are very many……yet to be discovered.

for all of u who feel RAVI IS DESERVING THEN LETS COLLECT AN AMOUNT AND BE COLLECTED IN AN INSTITUTION WHICH WILL TEACH HIM AND WILL GIVE HIM FOOD EVERYDAY AND ALSO MAKE HIS LIVING COMFORTABLE .THE ORGANIZATION IS EACH ONE TEACH ONE IN MUMBAI

Amazing kid! Unfortunately, what a waste of talen as he could be easily picked up by some government agency, educated and groomed for the benefit of the country and its economy. The kid obviously has a lot of potential.

God bless you you may use this talent for glory of God almighty..

gud luck ravi

Fantastic-just shows the never say die spirit of our people. Hope God thru one of His earthly agents ,gives him the great future he so richly deserves. Kudos to whoever located him and posted this unbelievable video.

This is great. I think so these kids should be awarded for their mind

Too good
How can we help him…..

if ppl dont get stunned by this boy’s ability then they need to check their emotional quotient … simply amazing

am a 9yr kid.wow Ravi is amazing..am going to school so many days but i could not learn one other language …he is great boy…i wish to meet him when i come to bombay….

truely amazing…… if only all of us try n live like ravi just for a day….wow this is the spirit we need to incorperate in our lives.really love to reach out to help him but i don’t live in mumbai

maaannn hats offff to yaaa!!!

realy that is amazing and true

great… something impossible

I hate to blast some of the joy here but it seems to me that he has learned only a few sentences in each language. Its a sad thing that despite the talent that he may have he is still saying the same few sentences that he was saying years ago. get him a good education and he might just do great. Leave him on the street and he will be selling those things forever.

knowledge millionaire…amazing!!!!!!

Let us not help him become one of us. He is happy doing what he is. We do things in the name of profession without enjoying it.

our solutions are always - throw money at him or that others should help him. I don’t want to go and talk to him and understand him. His is obviously talented and more importantly very happy. His smile is contagious and his spirit is unwavering. Next time I am around there, I will make it a point to go see him and chat with him. Talking herat-to-heart will make me happier. I can go back to my final abode and tell him that I did meet your son without any expectations, just to share love and happiness.

i lo ve U

Ravi (means SUN) is absolutely a genius!, an avatar to show the world how a little FAITH and EFFORT can CHANGE the WORLD of Others!.

THE SUN ONLY SHINES TO GIVE BLESSINGS!, I will definitely meet him when I come over!

I would like the owner of this video and give us a chance to help him financially thru his video gains.

He’s the real deal….

POOR BOY REMAINS POOR THROUGHOUT THE YEARS DESPITE HIS DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. YES GOD BLESS HIM INDEED AS GOD HAS HELPED OUT SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH SO FAR…… RELIGION IS GREAT!!!! GOD BLESS EVERYONE

Wonderful kid

Amazing….I just cant even imagine doing this myself….God bless this young boy and may he be a real millioaire soon!

Long Live India…Long Live Indians and their talent n hard work!

Its realy amazing to see such good talent. I hope the rich indians, such as bussiness people, Film industry people,cricketers,ect. ( people from well to do society) atleast sponser or give a helping hand to these talented kids to come up in life.

May god bless these good children!

I should thank my best friend to snd this clip….its really interesting and make me feel prowd that an Indian can do wonders and can learn any language if he wishes.

But many of us feel ,once we are into an english medium school, passing out and after getting a highly paid job,we become western……by our talks and actions…and look at these street boys as uncultured ,but the real talent lies in these guys,perhaps coz of the starving life,they be the same as they are,lets try to make them come up in life,This is really a lesson to all indians who feel they are westernised by just spending money and learning english and living a hi-fi life

I once met a saint who was proud of the fact that he could speak in many languages, yet this boy Ravi, though no saint, steals my heart. Impressed by his capabilities, I am sure he will shine very bright. Great future for people like him who do not give up under such difficult circumstances, and in fact make their own mark in this world.

This is what keeps India a notch over the world - each individual doing his best…though we might have some black sheep too……….ahem

Great, there’s a lot of inspiration in this clip.

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i haven’t learnt as much french or spanish in 7 years than him!!!!!!

My Dear Ravi,
You are really blessed by GOD. You have shown the whole world how one with strong will-power & self-confidence can survive in this big world.. It is a very good lesson to all.
May GOD always Bless you !

@ Raj “he is amazing

but my question is: why does he only say the same thing in every language (apart from english)?

if he knows those languages and can actually speak them, that’s truly amazing, and hats off to him…

if he can imitate just that one sentence in every language, that’s relatively not as difficult”

Talk about cynical.Sheesh…that’s relatively not difficult? Could you do it?
And it isnt only about the language-it is his drive and motivation. I don’t think half of us work with so much enthusiasm at our jobs we get paid huge amounts for.This shows how driven he is- and he gets Rs.50 for one fan or even less.
So typical to try and find the negative angle.Shame on you.

Thats my boy!!!!!!! he is the man.. not like western lazy ass kids… that their mom should wipe their asses…..

So? he’s still poor!

Those who are poor and less privileged are faced with daily challenges of life. Life to them is like a non ending hurdle race. But they do participate in this tough and arduous race. Some of them emerge as champions of human rights and become shining examples of courage and freedom to future generations. Those who are more privileged must never forget to count their blessings and must give themselves freely for the emancipation of more needy people in the world.

Although there is a gulf between the rich and the poor let us remind ourselves that it is the bold, good and noble heart that makes a man rich. He is rich because of what he is and not because of what he has.

It is one of NATURE’S-MYSTERY that why some of us have NOTHING,but just the HEALTHY-BODY-CLEVER-BRAIN-MIND-COMBO and SUCCEDE and some of us have EVERYTHING,but DON’T-SUCCEDE;because we lack HEALTHY-BODY-CLEVER-BRAIN-MIND-COMBO..!!

If anybody of us who can SLOVE-THE-RIDDLE,we too can not become MILLIONAIRE,but BILLIONAIRE..!!

Because of this UNFATHOMABLE-DIFFERANCE-IN-HUMAN-BODY-BRAIN-MIND,WE-HUMANS MUST HELP NOT ONLY OTHER-HUMANS,BUT ALSO ALL-BEINGS AND ALL-THINGS CALLED THE WORLD OR THE UNIVERSE.

IF WE-HUMANS DIN’T HELP OTHERS,THEN WE ARE SAME AS INSECTS,BIRDS,BEASTS,BRUTES OR ANIMALS.

IF WE-HUMANS WOULD NOT HELP OTHERS,THEN WE ARE EVEN LOWER THAN INSECTS,BIRDS,BEASTS,BRUTES OR ANIMALS.

INSECTS,BIRDS,BEASTS,BRUTES OR ANIMALS CAN NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND,WHY SOME HAVE AND SOME DON’T HAVE HEALTHY-BODY-CLEVER-BRAIN-MIND-COMBO;BUT WE-HUMANS CAN..!!

Think about that for a moment..!!

rkpatel,
wn,nz.

My great fear is that tonight “Slum Dog Millionaire” will win all it’s due rewards and the world will go to bed thinking it was just some nice movie. I even heard a critic on TV last night say he got tired of the “Dickensonian” replay of Jamil’s events for every question, making fun of the notion that kid could have had so many gut wrenching experiences.

Perhaps you did not hear that the children who played the young stars of the movie were not paid, but are being educated, with a trust fund for them at a later date. That made me so happy because the lower cast, the street kids of India, do not get educated. It isn’t by choice, it’s how the system is set up. So how does a person make a living but to beg?

As far as the cruelty toward the children we were told (in 2007) not to give money to street children. For one thing it gives them the idea that this is how to earn a living and does not encourage them to do more. More shocking was that it encourages adults to maim a child so he will be more sympathetic and able to earn more.

Please watch this You Tube piece, sent to me by an Indian friend. Listen to what this child has learned on his own and imagine that mind with an education.

If you haven’t seen “Slum Dog Millionaire,” do and be thankful for all you have. But please do not walk away thinking it is a fairy tale, Hollywood (or Bollywood) or something long past. It is happening today.

excellent video clip…..its such a great thing at such a young age without education has learnt so much on his own…hats off may god bless him

if only there were equality of opportunity
RMD

The feathers are illegal but the real treasure is the kid. A multinational corporation should have in in a training program so he can make a secure living and give great PR for the company.

This kid is awesome!Some one needs to make a movie oor documentary about him! I love him! He has an award winning smile!

Here is a real ‘citizen of the world’

Amazing child, see that spirit, the satisfaction , making the best of what life has given him and absolutely cheerful. I wish i could learn a thing or two from him, i mean really especially that joy and pride in what he does for a living.

RAVI,U SHOLD SEE UR SELF BEING PRAISED AND BLESSED…IF ONLY GOD MADE ALL KIDS A LITTLE CLOSE TO U,THIS WORLD WIL BE, Heaven!!!
there would be no illiteracy, sadness,unemployment and danger!!
STAY THE SAME..

u need to be applauded…
Bhaiya…BE SAFE…ALWAYS…

UR SUPER TALENTED, RAVI,…LEARN MORE.. BE SAFE…
MAKE USE OF UR TALENTS….WE ALL SAW THIS, U 2 SHOULD!!!
GOD BLESS U!!

U HAVE PROVED UR SELF TO BE THE LIGHT FOR UR FUTURE.
GOD BLESS U…

Amazing zeal and enthusiasm. This is not nuts (#2)..this is real life lived with zeal and enthusiasm.

Holy crap these kids are so poor but multilingual.
If they came to a western country they would make so much money. I hope one day they become very rich and use their knowledge to the MAX!!!

his mind is like a millionare’s money

Such a bright kid. Defo will visit him when i go.

umm

are u guys faggs?

yes they are!!!!

The MIND-F***ED A**h**E who took these two videos OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS [!] without even bothering to improve Ravi’s life, or assisting in the process, is just a heartless journo. Can I say worse?
No guts, huh?
Just an amused Englishman visiting the old Colony?
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, YOU MIND_F***ED B***ER (quite literally)!!!

what the fuck?

yeh dude whats up your ass?

Da Gangsta and the big fatty with glasses (jason),
YOU were the guys asking about buggery!
What else is this?
The Journo is essentially buggering the kid (twice - over three years!) just in order to post on youtube!? And he’s timed it to coincide with the movie!!!
And you’re asking me why my ass is in pain???
Maybe you both can Buy yourselves some Inner Peace by trying to help kids like these? Huh?? Is that too much to state???

hahahahahahahaha somebodys wasted………

dude we all wanna hear what u have to say but if u dont speak english we cant understand u

….fucktard

yeah and its da gangsta351 retard lmfao

and that pain in your ass……. yeh there are special creams to get rid of that….

i believe its called….. loob!!!

lmfao amay i know you

nah seriosly u gave me the link to this site u warm hearted aussie just like me

well im off to bed cya sanjeev try to stay off tah crack for 24 hours so we can chat tomoz oh and sex shops sell loobricant

just letting u know

cya gangsta

cya big fatty

The real WIZ kids. May they be happy ever.

too………good
What do you say to such a lovely human being.Fantastic attitude,so uncomercial

The old saying still stands true…Never judge a book by its cover. There is potential in everyone.

Visiting India many times for its beauty and diversity, unfortunately it is evident of the great division between the rich and poor. What amazes me are those just like Ravi who are less fortunate still exude happiness and contentment.

To refute some past comments above, it doesn’t matter whether Ravi can speak more than a paragraph or two in all these languages or not –the beauty lies in the fact that he has made an attempt to learn himself and has groomed himself into an intelligent businessman with great intercultural management skills!

To all the people with cynical comments - you should take note that under his circumstances he is a modest child doing the best he can with all that he has to make a living. Unlike many other boys his age whom have the opportunity for an education and government welfare choose to waste their potential by becoming a menace to society.

Oscar Best Picture goes to Slumdog Millionaire –it shows that all you need is a good script. Many audiences and the academy appreciate the brilliance of this film which captures reality and ones potential.

awesommme!

Amazing !

YOu know what I find that is the only stupid thing in this video…the fact that this kid can do so much and no one ..not one person who has the resources has ever gone and say …”hey kid how about you and ur grand mother come stay with us, u can go to school get a degree ..a masters…(whats better than a masters)…that too and get a good..not awesome job so u can help ur granny and urself…

GOOD KID.

BEST PF LUCK TO HIM.

Very good, wish all the best to him. and im sure someone will spot the talent in him and he will succeed in his life. He is a hardworker and deserves to be recognised. Good, well done!!!

hey well

well, this kid is just mindblowing, we have been blessed with so many things but we are never satisfied and take it for granted what we got but seeing this kid just makes me think, given a chance to him, he could have been able to fulfill his dream as he got talent, confidence and guts……….hats off to him………

Simply great!

It’s the Indian accent I found difficult!! Seriously, he’s a very blessed boy. May God bless him even more in His own special ways.
David

There are many kids around India not only in Mumbai.
Long ago in the early 90’s I was travelling with my husband around Rajasthan, and came across this little 10 year old who drove the autorickshaw and spoke so many languages and thinking I was a French rapidly started talking to me in French. I was zapped. This is how our street kids learn from life and it is amazing that a Foreigner to our land had to open our eyes to it.Hats off to these kids who do not moon away their lives but enjoy it and learn from it.

This was in Jaisalmer…the 10 year old speaking many languages.(adding to the above story)

This kid is awesome!!!! Even if he has memorized the same sentence in different languages it is still amazing. He may not speak fluent English but hey, he is from the slums and whatever little he does speak is a feather in his cap. I will definately look him up the next time I visit Mumbai.God bless him.

I dont know about the boy selling peacock feathers , but for the slum kids who hv acted in Slumdog , they can speak english , because they go to a school , run by a NGO called Assema in Mumbai and are taught by their school teacher , Sumitra Chowdhury to speak in English and were made presentable for the oscars

WHou !! this is really amazing. i reali wish i can talk to him. i wish to donate some money for his education so that he can do much better than what he is doing now. hats of to him !!

Ravi - Good luck to you. You are a smart boy. Good luck to you.

someone pull the peacock feathers out of sanjeev sabharwal’s ass…or he will soon blame ravi for that instead of the real culprit who shived them there to stop him from talking crap - his mum!!

naaa…leave them there..sanjeev sabharwal loves being buggered…his dad gave it to him all the time!!

you are truly an inspiration!!

Its really amazing.. May god bless them

its amaizing, this showes thr zeel of the people and showes how reach india is as far as human resorce is concern it is just to sharpen and putting it on the right path. these clips showes if resources provided to the right people the future of the country u can immaigine

It is really wonderful, that a teenage age boy, with lack of resources has attained such a marvellous fluency over all the languages,which feed him with his daily need. If given proper encouragement, he will certainly outwit the “Slumdog Millionaire Hero”
Tranquebar Nityanandan.

Really amazing. Life teaches us everything. His humbleness and good grasping will take him to heights.

Film is not “celebration of creativity”…..it is just any other movie made with goody-goody feel on human relationship and Love prevails non-sense. It is just that it is made by a westerner and distributed by “Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures”…hence it made a global opening….

India is portrayed as a pathetic slum which west wanted to see as they do not want to tarnish the image which they comply with.

Rest stupidity of congress to take the credit is cheap and they should try to do something for country rather than taking a bath in the glory of some movie.

awsome !!!! keep it up

Great!!!!!!

These people will survive throughout the world

One fellow calles “Sludog ….. as cultural fraud

this boy is amazing! born with natural…god gifted talent! =)

F A N T A S T I C Ravi and all i can say is god Bless You. If, given an opertunity to mend you for your excellance i would never put you to school. But, i would make you learn all the languages that you wish to speak and make a master of that for your future trade of what ever you wish to sell in the very area you are doing now.
Be careful in choosing your friends and company.
You are too good to be spoilt specially in bad company.good Luck Ravi and god bless you.

Amazin,Awesum ,wat can one say we salute u ,Jai Hind

People in india are talented and ravi proves it.
Though they have so little but they are always smiling and happy.

God bless.

MIRACLES DONT EXIST. (SORRY FOR ALL WANNA BELIEVERS)

Why does everybody here wants to believe so badly in miracles that they dont see that this kid learned two or three sentences in each language and thats all. He may be talented but he would surely need a good education to bring it out. Its more of a tragedy that without that education he will still be repeating the same few sentences for the rest of his life. Sure god is great for those here blind to see the tragedy in this boys life. For those who want to actually act and help instead feeding there own need for believing in miracles please do so!!!!

Amazing and it can happen only in Amchi Mumbai, heart of India.

May have God Blesses to all poor people.

Mera Bharath Mahan!!!

TO COMMENT 302 - MIRACLES HAPPEN WHEN WE MAKE THEM, RATHER THAN JUST SITTING BACK AND DOING NOTHING

For the person who left Comment 302 - at least this kid is doing something for himself, and with grateful thanks to the person who took this video clip, the MIRACLE is that people in the developed world can see what reality is for so many children. At least Ravi is his own miracle and this is the reality of his life.

But I do agree with you, there needs to be a lot more done. There are 43 MILLION ORPHAN REFUGEES in Sub-Sahara Africa alone. Where is the miracle for these children? The answer … there isn’t one … because we became too selfish leading our own lives that we failed the world in which we live, and we are currently failing 43 MILLION ORPHAN CHILDREN in one continent alone.

Ravi deserves this publicity, and hopefully, someone will realize that they need to do something to help. Now that would be another miracle altogether.

Ravi is amazing and incredibly intelligent. Knowing that he has never been formally educated shows his passion for life, learning, and survival. When there is a will there is ALWAYS a way, and he is living proof of this. Ravi, NEVER let this world extinguish your ability to shine!! You are as bright as a star. Thank you for inspiring me!

These kids are amazing. You can see many millions of street kids in India. They live and learn on the street.

Anything and everything can happen in India!

Wow!
Why is this guy still on the street?

these kids are really amazing. if a proper ladder is given they will reach high. together we can and should make it happen

Brings tears to my eyes… so much talent and so little opportunity. I run a non-profit in Kolkata, India and am a resident of the US. If there’s any way I can help please let me know.

Where do I find him?

yo yo yo
ravi u rock lke hell keep
rocking and try to earn in gugrati
pls
it is my home language

wel INDIA IS GREAT and INDIANS ARE SUPER GREAT SO ALWAYS NOTHING BUT THE THE BEST.

Hi, Its really phantastic and amazing.I really wonder.our boys are really great.Please try to learn Telugu Language also.I really appreciate you. All the Very Best.

ENNA VAZLAM ILLAI INTHA THIRUNATIL?????????????????????

REALLY A VERY SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS

Really great to know we have so much talent in India… Jai Ho

The kid is really talented to have picked up so many languages! May be some organisation should support him. Maybe he is picked up by the tourism department to be one of the ‘promoters’! I wish him all the luck!

WHAT IS THERE TO WONDER AT?

WE INDIANS HAVE INTELLECT, INTELLIGENCE, DEDICATION, COMMTMENT, SINCERITY, WHAT NOT BUILT IN OUR GENES.
YOU WILL FIND 1000s OF VIDEOS OF EXTRA ORDINARY SKILLS IN INDIANS.
PROBLEM IS ONLY THAT WE DO NOT RECOGNISE THESE SKILLS AND TALENTS!!!!
BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS WAS SWAMI VIVEKANANDA…
WAY BACK IN 1893 HE WENT TO AMERICA AND WORLD “ACCEPTED” HIM AS AN SPIRITUAL PERSONALITY OF MILLENIUM.
THERE IS A ROAD NAMED AFTER HIM IN CITY OF MUMBAI AND 95% OF MUMBAIKARS DONT EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT!!!!! MERA BHARAT MAHAN….

Amazing! Just amazing! The kid is sooooo good.
I think i’d go to where he is and do something to promote him / help him grow!

Phenomenal!

Thanks to you for uploading!

This rocks

hats off to these kids! god bless them

Those want to help this boy:–
Get in touch with classes for Foreign Language. Teach this boy formally other langauaes and get him a job of translator or tourist guide. Theres is a big shortage of multilingual people in this global village.
Make sure you sponsor his Food and living till he starts earning else he will be back to streets in no time…..

Help him directly or through NGO. Dont let the talent go waste!!!!!

I have asked my Mumbai offices to track this kid down. The idea is to set up a non profit scolarship/investment fund called the Peacock foundation and help kids like these achieve their dreams. If all the people in this blog are serious about helping, mail me on krk@zenufa.com and we can make our comments and offers for help a reality….

Just as well he is not educated in teh West or in India - it would have killed his innosence and made him something he is not!!!!

Fantastic…….really too good hidden talents

Amazing Kid… wish he could get more exposure… he could learn so much more…

Thank you for putting this up.

he just imitating just that one sentence in every language, that’s relatively not as difficult apart from english…. its crap … m not buying any feather from him …

GOD BLESS YOU . YOU DESERVE TO BE A MILLIONAIRE.

Lovely

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He’s street smart and a very good salesman!

Kudos to those on this blog who will actually do something to help him.

If only the majority population didn’t keep its minds dumbed down with bollywood singing/dancing/uselessness and became more socially aware to help bridge the gap between the haves and have nots.

well done! god bless you

leave the western children alone. Children in India born with silver spoon or even a spoon cannot match his talent. It is always said, come out of comfort zone to excel. We should consider Mr.Ravi as role model and work hard, try to help children who are struggling for basic needs. We should educate them….
Hats of to you Mr.Ravi. May GOD BLESS you with health and happiness always

One of my college buddies in INdia sent this clip to me in the US.

We have much to be proud of in these economic downturn days, and RAVI is in my thoughts today as one example of both the success of our democracies and the challenge before us. We need to offer opportunity for talent and hard work so that RAVI’s future and his own family will benefit by his industry and attitude. Much success to all such young entreprenuers.

This is really super and he has extreme talent than the normal people. This something that we need to make him Big by showing it to the world.

this guy ravi is awesome … he is gonna go places for sure !!!

Very good talent.. This happens only in India.. Great country with great people….

This is very touching indeed. How more unfair can life get? Children like these endure years of poverty for no fault of theirs. The only long term way India can redeem its poor is by getting too sensitive about this and not by turning a blind eye. It may appear that the boy is smiling and apparently happy, but that shouldn’t be an excuse (fatalism) to allow the status quo to prevail for long.

For instance, in the UK as well, there are inequalities based on where a child is born. But, people don’t sit and watch this go unquestioned. There are bodies that talk about Child poverty, Govt is held accountable and there are some moves, though perhaps not enough.

In India as well, first, as a people we Indians should each resolve to fight poverty in all ways we can.

It’s really making my eyes smart. May God help this boy realise his true potential and not sell the same item for a pittance.

The young man has an amazing talent for languages. Also he is polite, charming, hard working & extremely intelligent and provides an example for the spoilt brats of this world. God bless you Ravi and hope you get all that you wish for .. and more! Just stay away from the evils..

Great kid with a million $ attitude. Its a shame our system cannot transform these gems into true diamonds

That was really amazing i am 7 and i will like to visit him when i go to India next time. Really inspiring.

Amazing it reflects The tenacity of the Indian street child. Ravi is only one among many millions with his million $zest for life.

this guy is great. necessity is mother of all invention. his poverty made him achieve this.

Amazing Kid, we should team up and send this boy to school

I think this kid will do great (relative term) in life going forward. If we gets a good mentor, he’ll really shine.

This is what I really consider ” Street Smart”…Just look at the reaction of 1 pound for 2 fans. That’s really fast.

Great attitude!!! Great inspirational story for all kids and adults around the world especially the developed ones…

Shashi.

Slums are not slums- they hide many things- they should be abolished or are the kept to serve some purposes? The boy is very efficient in his trade, as shown. But I must point out that Peacock is an wild animal, selling its feathers is illegal- please check up-
Best wishes for the boy and others who understand and care

Slums are not slums- they hide many things- they should be abolished or are they kept to serve some purposes? The boy is very efficient in his trade, as shown. But I must point out that Peacock is an wild animal, selling its feathers is illegal- please check up-
Best wishes for the boy and others who understand and care

THIS IS INDIA…..
AMAZING KID

Dear Mr. Dominic,
I do not keep popular ideas about these- These are something I do not wish to say many times. Slums are not slums- they hide many things- they should be abolished or are they kept to serve some purposes? The boy is very efficient in his trade, as shown. But I must point out that Peacock is an wild animal, selling its feathers is illegal- please check up-
Best wishes for the boy and others who understand and care.
Thank you,Aju M

sweet and sad…brilliant and naive. we can never just guess what lies behind a person. this one is lovely and amazing.

Ravi, May God bless you always. You have a gift and may that gift take you places you never imagined. “Slumdog” showed us a part of India that even India does not want us to see. You are the reality of India - my prayers and good wishes are with you always.

awesomeeeeeeeeee………………….

My…dis is really impressive! N i loved to c how proud dey r of der job…thumbs up!

I have asked my Mumbai offices to track this kid down. The idea is to set up a non profit scolarship/investment fund called the Peacock foundation and help kids like these achieve their dreams. If all the people in this blog are serious about helping, mail me on krk@zenufa.com and we can make our comments and offers for help a reality….

His innocence and sincere nature shines through and brings tears at the end of it all.

WooooW what a kid !!
I love to see his talent.
India has 1.5 billion of population.India has enormous amount of talent in there slums which needs to be track down.This child is another one sweet example of it.God bless India,God less Ravi !!

-Puneet

Wow!what a cheerful kid.spontaneous,simple and down to earth.lets not turn him into a robot which any western or indian education is bound to do.
Let’s not bring him into this consumerist,greed driven world and ruin his happines. He is already happy why are we bent on thinking he is not and ‘needs more’?

If someone knows where he lives, just get him a paypal or something. He’s an artist and we just watched his show, you know what follows

Watching Ravi is a humbling experience.

Simply Awesome……………

His SMILE and ATTITUDE something we can all learn from . HE is HAPPY where he is and what he does . HE NEEDS A SPONSOR for his family . I am sure there are many companies in India who can lift him from his surroundings but the question is ,will he or his family . One can try and he can be the poster child for the poor and helpless .

I spoke to the owner of this blog and he is in the works also of finding out who Ravi is. For those of you who are interested e-mail the blog owner currybear@currybear.com. He said he’s putting people on a mailing list to let them know when he tracks Ravi down. I’m hoping somehow they find him and setup a way for me to send money to this great child.

Superb, this is really awesome. A kid learning like this is inspiration to many..

This kid touched my heart bringing out emotions that we keep in check from the world and ourselves. Amazing!!! is a small word to describe this kid … Unbelievable!!! that would be more apt … If all the blessed people in the world take it upon themselves (easier said than done) to help one poor family in their respective country or elsewhere the world would be a better place to live … raw talent like Ravi can be nurtured to its true potential …

Amazing…really deserves something…worth for his attitude..!!!

Very good one. Great Job Ravi. I hope I will find hime som day.

Allah.. pls bless him pls give him every thing he deserves.. with tears… ur servent

OMG!!! it is really good but cant u see that he says the same thing and that he only knows how to say those particular things…. like he prob can only say that idk

That’s incredible. The real Slumdog Millionaire’s.

wowwww i think this is soo cool and nice

Great….amazing kid…he looks happy in given circumstanses and still no complaint about his being unfortunate slum boy on his face….that is INDIA…a truely India…happy and content without enough resourses….HATS OFF!!

The truly inspired ones don’t need anything…they are only wearing an attitude, a winning attitude!

This is so cool!

What young language scholars! ..and they’re so fluent in their speech. These kids should be rewarded with better housing, schooling, and of course a tour guide company!!!!!

wow, hes amazing! i hope he becomes big and wealthy. he deserves it.

Just shows what necessity makes you do. It is so good to see the attitude of this kid. There is muc to learn from him

There is so much talent in this kid yet to be explored. Excellent idea by the person who captured and posted it. Now the world has seen it and I hope the right folks/organization get to him and groom Ravi and many more such kids like him, whose talents grow and die in poverty, world over.

He is amazing! I would definitely buy one of those when i come to india again. i loved him!

Indians are actually very intelligent people, they produce many great doctor.

I bet he could get a great job with the CIA right now!

Wow great… and impressed, being indian it feels proud that a boy learned so much on street…hope we can give him better education for better future… as if without education he can do thiss just imagine when he is educated …where will he go….hopefully when i go to india hope to help him if gods will….and if my family suppports me….

slum dogs are really wonderful gems in their real life also. its a true story of a true india .
every well to do individual has to take one child
for the better education and so on and so forth.
thats a true and real tribute to the movie.

its a great movie

Truly moving…This young man should be an inspiration to us all.

“The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.”
Theodore Roosevelt

Did anyone mention that the peacock is India’s national bird and the export of its feathers is banned, hence illegal?
This boy with his happy face reminds me of when I worked in Varanasi ( Benaras) India a tourist hot spot. There was a snake charmer outside the hotel with similar linguistic skills. The Indians would pay him nothing compared to what he could make from the tourists, the french, Italian, japs and the germans so he learned them all!
Necessity is the mother of invention or shall we say learning??
Perhaps its a good thing the US is passing through this recession as its my hope that something good will come out it.

Smone get him a schoLlarship or smthing!

It’s impressive, but I think when you grow up in a country where people speak multiple languages it’s not that hard to learn a few sentences in other languages…

wow that was really cool.

fantastico

This kid is amazing, he needs to be the next millionaire!!

OH MY GOSH !
Thats AmAzInG!
HoW cOuLd He KnOw AlL oF tHaT?
It’S cOoL!

Ravi is certainly amazing - there are thousands of poor underprivileged children in India with similar talents and drive. BEHT, a UK registered charity, is helping to educate some of the most deprived children fulfill their dreams.

WOW… God gifted kid!! Amazing…

Awesome Kid…GOD Bless Him

amazing kid ,great.this is india.

awesome kid

Amazing kid Ravi, God bless him and his family and he would like to go to School in Bombay I can sponsor him and yes, I will visit him next time when I will be in India………..WOW way to go RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVI

Feel so proud, sad, grateful, compassionate, sorry, awe, and many more undescribable feelings………all at the same time…..Mixed Feelings…..what can I say! We need to help to give this kid a real chance!

how can we find him? we want to help him go to school, he is amazing!

Hats off to you Ravi!!! GO RAVI!!! Does anybody know where we can donate money to him for his education? I would like to do that. I think he would be able to do really well in school and become really successful at whatever he chooses to do in life!

WAY TO GO RAVI !!! i would also like to help him get his education if someone know how we can do that, RAVI YOU ROCK BUDDY STANDING OVATION FOR U

This guy has the perfect attitude for living.

Amazing kid…..Actually I feel very guilty that we are not doing anything to help such kids to come up. Hopefully I will meet and do something about it.
Children of lesser GOD

so cool and emnotional

Ravi is incredible, truly living his God given talent to the fullest. May God bless him and shower his blessing upon him for a wonderful and successful future.

This is jus simply awesome!! the best part is that hes so humble… what ever he learn’t was by selling peacock feathers on the streets!!

it is impressive and beautiful to see a slum boy in his real life can speak so many languages hatoff to him

He is an amazing boy. May god bless him. And Yes!! Hats off to the guy who took this. A job well done.

Ravi is amazing. He must be sent to school. The government of some good soul can take him under his care and give him education so that he can reach the heights of succes which he truly deserves.

the kid is amazing, please send me his co-ordinates will like to support him to get well educated,he can go places with right guidence

the SCENE of the KID taking a SHITBATH and runns to grab AMITABH’s autograph is the most OBSECENE
is there anything like sensor in this world?
isnt there a better way of direction to indicate the same scene ??

would all indian should ammass a corpus to compensate such movies for NOT appearing @ oscar.

I strongely protest the poverty mongering business of this film and many similers.

some time in life i am gonna produce a movie on NIJAM on a small episode that the NIZAM used his ROLLS ROOISS as dist bin as it broke down on first day..

amazing kid,but does he need money or sympathy,I dont think so all he needs is a proper guidance from someone who can channelise his talent.
Help him help himself !

Really this is fantastic…you here that.. no school…but this boy has the street universaty i’am very impressed

Esaki ta loke mi ta yama un tremendo DON ku Dios a duna e hoben aki. Inkreibel. Un hoben asina mester hanya e oportunidat di su bida, esta guia i atenshon di school, i e lo bira un talentoso studiante ku un eksitoso karera den su bida. Kon ta hasi yude. India ta hopi bendishona na talento, pero nan no ta hanya e atenshon nesesario i ta bai perdi.

Now, that’s an Entrepreneur. Just needs to be at the right place and at the right time..

mann… we have many such ravis in inida, even he is struggling and does not know what will happen to him next day, see his positive mental attitude and the zeal to exel and accept life inspite of proverty.. If he is given an opportunity he will come at the top of what ever he does….

Keep it up…

ravi the slumdog kid, if he is interested, might benefit from this group, which provides micro loans to motivated people to get them started in their businesses.

http://www.kiva.org/

this is fantastic…….Shame on us… Well done!! Am truly impressed.

Being in these oppressive slums, if this young genius can do so well, he belongs at M.I.T., Harvard or Oxford! So sad to see so much brain power trapped in the slums. Ravi, I pray that you will get out and have a fabulous life. The kid has an attitude - the right kind! I hope influential people will see this video clip and do something for him. Let me see who I can forward this link to…

I’m speechless. Hats off to this kid (and many others like him)!

my god. can any one hep kids like them. they r amazing.god bless them all

OH MY GOD ! sure there is huge talent….AWSOME… Some one should sponsor this kid and send him for higher studies or something where he can prove his worth….

Hello Ravi and the rest of the Kids,
Your enthusiasm and interest in the visiting Tourist speaks well of your country. Your self-sell in different languages makes the visitors feel at home and safe. Keep up the good work as I’m sure other countries will imitate your style of selling (w/out pressure)and train their own tourist guides to do the same to their visiting tourists. God bless you Guys.

My Dear Brother
It is incredible. Let this be yet another reason for the warmongers to think of the futility of barriers, let it be of language, borders, cast, creed, colour……
JAI HO INDIA
YOU ARE THE ONE TO RULE THE WORLD THROUGH THE TRACK OF PEACE

really awsome …speaks better than those who go to scools….hats off to him…..”jai ho”

jai ho!

a real life winner! priceless.

this is what India is all about…..u r extraordinary……

Good on your Ravi, you are so intelligent not having gone to school you speak so many languages hope u make it great someday I love your smiling face and your attitude towards life God Bless you.

Simply superb! wow! u ROCK! Ravi. Keep it up!.
Realy hope you make it big and successfull.

GOOD LUCK!!

These two boys are just two among a million such in the poverty of India. They are like brilliant gems waiting to be mined and presented to this world so full of strife and hatred.
I feel like they are my own children. God bless them and the many like them

We have really learnt something from Ravi, we like his confidence and the way he speaks, when we come to India we will come and meet you and buy your indian fan. You are the hero for us!! Good luck.

These kids are brilliant, if they could get the proper education wow, they would be great for Indias secret service!!!
Bravo! Brilliant!So, so proud

still millions of slumdogs millioniers are in streets….

ravi you are great lingo freak ,can you imagine if u can pick up so many languages– how much more you could achieve ,if you went to school or college .YOU WOULD BE FANTASTIC & AT THE TOP I AM MORE THAN CERTAIN ABOUT THAT! GO FOR IT RAVI !

This is great, street smart kids greatness of India. The skills and talents are amazing with our people. What will be India and how rich we could be if our system educates all children without cost….. Ram, Richmond, VA, USA

There are so many very wealthy people in India.
Could not one of them sponsor this boy and give him a proper education and home to live in?

no word to describe abt this boy.i m stunt by this boy. he really great i cry when see him. i m nothing compare with him although i masters holder

if wonder child is there wonder must be wondered and appreciated to give thus some encouragement and not odd comments like many I have seen in this section. in India we term it god gift and in other countries it is considered to be a talen and a reward for the efforts the child must have made to learn such great things. His holiness Maha Periyaval of Kanchi Kamakothi Peetham was also multi-linguistic personality,but, how many may have recognised. It’s all in life game…..muthu

So much to offer, made everything look just simple & easy. There was no technology, there were no facillators, there was no links or library & no one really cared. All he had was instincts, the drive & the will to survive as it was in the great old days…..Truly Amazing!!!

realy nice………

Ravi and the likes of him in India, need to do what they do. If they don’t they will probably starve. They may be the sole breadwinner in their family. That is why when I hear of people who talk of child exploitation it gets me mad. They don’t know what they are talking about. What we need to give them is an opportunity to see the possibilities…. and assist them in a direction they have an apptitude for, all while they continue to earn their bread….. evening classes,street classes,trade classes, just to name a few!!

excellant

These kids are great!Even in such situations they are so happy & confident.Even if people come forward to help them how many of such Ravis can one help.There are so so many in India .God bless them & let them be pure & simple like this always.

I can really associate this boy as we do live in a country where miracles happens every corner of the street.The boy enumerates what joy is as he is spontaneous and smiling all the time. Poverty could not take his smile away which proves he is a real fighter. He also exhibits knowledge can be acquired from surroundings, I must salute the boy as well as those who took care to take the video.God Bless the child many who is like him.

Its really amazing to watch in the video, god bless this little guy.

I cannot watch the video but I have to share this. Pakistan: is a multi-lingual society conjoined by our language: Urdu
whereas in India: the common language is English. It is such a heavily multi-lingual society that it is brought together by English. from its colonial past it was English that remained in text and Sanskrit. Hindi was historically considered a language of the lower masses (anyone recall the caste system?) and therefore Sanskrit it was. And english
So please. do not be surprised. this, like hte movie, is just very typical India.

The real capability of the human being is the soul nature not only academic - I work with underpriviledged children for over 10 years , training them to become cooks as they did not know what to do when they failed in academic line .
They became very good and won many competitions and are now working everywhere in the world ; they learn and work with feelings but need someone they trust to guide and accept them as they are . hence they are all wonderful kids - if only each of us help one kid ,find a way to be out of the slums and succeed
its possible but we have our ego .
I do what makes me happy by making 1000s of them succeed -its not money that really counts but care and the spirit to make it happen
God bless all those who understand this and guides and support all who dont but God loves all .
Remember these people are the happiest f the world.
Just watch how many sleep in the streets f MUMBAI despite all noises - pollution and watch out how many cannot sleep without alcohol or sleeping pills in 5 star aircon hotel room in the same city .
Mougam Pareatumbee
Mauritius

These kids are fantastic, God gifted. The only thing they need is good guidence .They need to go to school to improve the rest of life, because they are intelligent.Pl. we must help them to go to school. If just 10 people contribute 100 Rs. we don`t have to go Mandirs or other places to do “dan”. God help those who help his fellowmen. Remember ! Who will be the lucy person who will take first-step. Bombay is called the money city
but it has lot of contrast.People are earning in millions but they will not help in hundreds or thousands.Feel pity.

Thanks! Amazing kids but surprised that no one has come forward to send these children to school. I would like to help if anyone can arrange it as I live abroad.

Amazing. Hope he will be a big guy one day with this talent.
My wonder is - again a foreign tourist found him and put him on the web - another Danny Boyle.
Why are not able to find these talents and bring out to the world?

he is genious

India is a land of wonders. Nothing is impossible for an Indian kid as this one has proved

its very touchy.
inspiring and also make u to think.

truly unbelievable!! Amazing kids!! It happens only in India .

simply amazing.
Ravi you deserve better. Wish you good health, wealth and success.

This is a fact , which i witness, last march in India, Rajasthan, where i saw tribal girl’s who spoke more than two language’s.this boy is much happier than most westener, who has degree’s and failed bank’s & retiement to worry about.

In India there are lot of talents like Ravi.It is lamentable that no Indian identified Ravi’s talent, though thousand of Indians sees him everyday. That is the socio-cultural difference between west and India.

Simply stunning

I have worked as a “street hustler”, trying to sell ballot access for the Libertarian Party (a political party that believes in individual freedom) to Americans. I only required them to part with a minute of their time, and their signature, printed name, and address (no money). (One would imagine that this would be easier than it actually is. …LOL.) I speak only English, and I have had a lifetime to learn other languages. This kid totally shames me to try harder, and be more successful.

I understand how he could do it, because I picked up (barely) enough Spanish to get new mexican immigrants to sign my petitions. All street hustling is the art of ‘meme identification’, and appealing to impulse-buying. Even so, it’s extremely impressive that he took enough pride in his work to learn the construction of his particular sale in so many languages.

If he could sell peacock feathers in 7 languages when he wasn’t even a teenager, he has more work ethic than most Americans I know. Props going out to Ravi!

-Jake

This is India. With all the poverty you have joy and happiness. Unfortunatley, many missionaries use them as poster children, raise money in US and come and convert everyone to their way of living. Shame on them.! They spread the message that kids from the street cannot come up. Nonsense, Ambani’s family which is now in the fortune 100 in the world started his career selling cloths, Jindal another company big in steel startd selling aluminum buckets when they started off and we have several hundreds of politicians in India who were once in the street now billionaries who have basically stolen money from people. There are many like Ravi around the world and hats off to them.

God gifted child,,,,,RAVI
my pray to you is that one day you just become
one of the healthy and whealthiest person in
the world,,,,

Absolutely brilliant kid. may god fulfill all his good wishes

I hope I will get mgmt class one day from this guy (thts how rediff writes in website about laloo, aamir, dabbawala) - prob on knowing the customer better or how to build brand Ravi on youtube etc…

I hope so, he deserves a much better life.

Excellent job!

Its easy to think his english is bad and that its hard to understand him, but its just incredible if you realize that he has learnt all of that just by listening to people speak on the streets..truly amazing

I have friends who have attended school and he speaks better than them!

THERE IS NO WORD FOR ME ,HOW MUCH THESE KIDS AMAZED ME. REALLY MARVELOUS. HOPE THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PUSH THEM FORWORD. MAY GOD SHOWER THEM WITH GOOD HEALTH -& PEACEFUL LIFE.
IF EVER I GET CHANCE TO GO TO INDIA LIKE TO VISIT THEM, AND HOPE THEY GET OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SCHOOL AND BE SOMETHING AND LIVE A BETER LIFE.

May Allah bless you my son Ravi.

One millionair anyway.

we have lot to learn from this wonderful and charming boy. his simplicity and humility and talent makes me fell so small and unworthy.may god bless him

WOW! WOW! WOW! GOD BLESS THIS GUY. WHAT HUMBLENESS! THE EDUCATED AND ADULTS CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM HIM.
CHEERS!!

This is the real life.Everyone has some tallent,and it is the fact that circumtanances make human being learn for life.

Let every Indian child gets an inspiration from this

An amazing kid in the deprived slums of Indian Cities.For survival in less privileged society of India as Muslims, they try to earn their livelihood through hard work. Hats off to the maker of Slum Dog Millionaire and salute to these kids.

Let every Indian child get inspired

He got a astounding talent. It’s great. It’s all got’s gift. He is a real inspiration to others.
All the very best. May god bless him.

It is disheartening to read a lot of negative comments about Ravi just repeating the same thing in all these languages from memory & about peacock feathers being banned. At the time of posting this there were 473 posts. Most of us wished a bright future and wanted some organization or someone to help this boy. Assuming 10% of us are from Mumbai, I really wonder as to how many of us even went to meet this boy (who is one among million such others).

Even if he is reciting the same words from memory, it is still an amazing feat considering his age, pronounciation & accent. How many of us could speak a few lines of more that 2-3 Indian languages at his age, leave alone foreign ones.

Yes peacock feathers among so many others are banned but still rampantly sold / used in one way or the other. We talk about Ravi doing the wrong thing, How many of us have stood up to the basic injustice meted out at our own educated selves by the social & political system leave alone protecting an endangered species / thing. How many of us have had the guts or dared to enter a slum? Deep down we are all content that such people should be confined to their slums as long as our lives are not affected by them.

Then comes along a movie which won a lot of Oscars. Indians who worked on the movie definitely deserve the happiness, pride & accolades. Personally, this movie should be treated as a creative endeavor & most importantly a very well marketed film. It is shamefully shocking to hear about all the hype & hoopla about the movie. It should be watched as any other movie and forgotten about. This movie does not highlight any socio-economic issues and does not at any point of time commit in doing so. It is a tailor made movie to suit the tastes of western audiences. Most of us even think that the title of the movie is also unique, wonder if this movie with its title would even be accepted if it was made by an Indian or better still if an Indian made such a movie about western poverty with a similar name.

Yes India does have slums, is the land of elephants & snake charmers, but also home to millions of young people like Ravi who stand on their own legs with heads held high, without a worry in the world. I wish I could be like that.

We do have genuine feelings to reach out, we have the education, moral / family values, deep rooted culture, fear of god probably not less than anywhere else in this world, all we have to do is not to wait for any miracle to happen or our third eye to open, just open the pair of eyes we already have & and our heart, reach out & make the difference. India has always & will be strong. It is sad to see today’s generation being misguided by western influence. Every world, country, society has good & bad and India is no exception. But we do have the brain & brawns to overcome anything.

Lets use them and lets not give a chance for anybody to make another Slum D**. Let us not limit our unity to a cricket match or winning a few oscars.

Thanks for your time.
Regards.

I completly agree with the comment(no.475),its very prudent and infact nobody has thought of it….hatts off to this wonderful thought.

This is really cool

Great. The kids have talent. I had met a couple when I was in the indian subcontinental. The language is best learnt orally. Best wishes for them.

Excellent. Ravi at Hanging Gardens in Mumbai with his Indian walking airconditioner is the rightful owner of the 2008 Oscar. At least he hopefully does not get beaten by his dad after bringing pride to India just as Mahammad Ismail did.He definately remains an inspiration to all the young underpriveldged younsters of the Subarban slummish areas. Two hats of to you Ravi and the people who brought him to the world attention on the web. Well done you all.

hi mate, well done for posting these clips. i have yet to read one negative comment from the many i have read. like the many who have commented here, i too am impressed by this young man. and although i have good feelings that this chap will do well in life, i cannot help but feel that he needs the help of other more fortunate people to improving his chances of getting there. so for my part and if this is at all possible, i would like to donate a little to his cause. better still, i’d be willing to give him a job in tourism here in Oman where i am from. to do this, i will obviously need a contact. i am not suggesting that you are an agent representing him, but you are indeed the next best thing. so if there is anyway, please let me know. i am hoping other will follow suit in at least donating to these young and until recently, forgotten people. thank you danny boyle and loveleen tandan. and of course thank you currybear.com

How can I help this kid? Lesson we all need to learn from them how happy they are with so little they have! May God bless them!

This Kid is a positive example of simplicity, joyfulness, self-motivation, /confidence. Thanks for posting the video clips. And I wish all the success of this young man.

We all know India is full of TALENT, we just need to find it n polish it..!

PeacE!

brilliant

was a class film and the kids have picked up the words they only need to use most of the time .again class film its a case of the haves and the have nots

That is what makes India Incredible!!

That is true natural TALENT

truly inspiring. wonderful.

God bless you, Ravi

I want to buy all the feathers, so he can have a full income!!And get an education, to get even better than he already is!!!!!

Wow!!

i sure wish i could do thar!!! :D- cool

No doubt. If Indians are given the opportunity of free education until the Higher Secondary level, people will rock and reach great heights. Thanks

Waw!! street Phd kid,
wonders of the generation

These video clips have also show the world that there exists poverty and deprived children in our midst in this modern generation. The situation is quite the same in many parts of this so-called modern world. Many have also claim to have seen this sort of picturesque in many parts of the world, but just how many have raise a pen not to mention an arm. I guess its an obligation for us to assist in any which way possible for our very own species, with whatever “gifts” He has bestowed upon us. Bless and you shall be blessed.

calling all indian millionaires…..pls help this kid to finish his studies..he’s one of a kind..ur country’s treasure..a gift from God…im sure he will bring honor to your country…

when i visit india, i wanna see this kid….amazing!!!

ravi your enthusiasm surpasses everything..ur a true child of god …contented and doing ur duty to survive in this world of mundane existence.i truly hope that god blesses u so that when u smile it comes from the happy recesses of ur being and its not because u r plying ur trade for
daily survival

WELL WISHES WILL GET HIM NOWHERE..GET HIM A GIG.

great. the boy will do well in life

Our politicians should learn from him !

Good.The will come up in life.

If they r effectively literate then they can explore many many and many things in the world….

Its really awesome man , i just cant really believe it …..

inspiration
may god bless u.will see u soon my son.

May be education spoils people to some degree?
If Ravi was a educated white collar employee or businessman, would he have the same amount of joy on his face ?
What is the point in us feeling great about this simple poor chap if we do not make a difference to them?
Lot of questions??

GOD BLESS YOU ….RAVI

I am amazed with his skills / talent. I have seen many such boys speaking various Indian languages to sell such products. I have never seen anyone speaking so many International languages like this boy.

Hats off to him.

Its a pity that he has to end up selling goods on the streets.

Absolutely amazing…. This is why it is called incredible India!!!! Just imagine what he could achieve if went to school. I’d like to know if he would like to be sponsored to attend school….

It is believable that Ravi can be a polyglot judging by the situation he is in; interacting with tourists from several areas on this planet.
Hope that this exposure brings him in touch with people from other languages.

what an intelligent boy may god bless you

Anything is possible in India….Awesome…!!! Hatss off to the kid.

I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE MOVIES, BUT SO MANY OF OUR SLUM KIDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL & TALENT BUT A VERY FEW GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE IT. THESE KIDS WERE FORTUNATE FOR WHICH WE CAN & SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEM. I WISH MANY MORE WOULD BE LUCKY IN THE FUTURE.

FANTASTICO!! I CAN’T EVEN SPELL AND THIS KID CAN SPEAK SO MANY LANGUAGES!! ONE HAS TO DO WHAT EVER INORDER TO SURVIVE, COME ON YOU OSCAR WINNING DIRECTORS GET OUT THERE AND FIND THIS KID, MAKE A MOVIE, AND MAY BE YOU MIGHT ALSO GET RECOGNISED!!!!!!!!!!!

Gwash, this guy is great!!! HE IS INSPIRING
hw sweetly and easily he smiles and is cmfrtable with what he is doing

It happens only in India. Kudos to both and all my good wishes to them.

this is too long

Wow! Ravi, my dear, you are wonderful. God Bless You my child.

You will become great one day.

I stay in Walkeshwar which is very close to Hanging Garden,yet I had never heard of him until now.I returned from vacation in Mumbai around 2 months back and how I wish I had heard of him then,as it surely would have been a learning experience.I liked his smile,positive attitude and contentment around his surroundings.
Many years back a lead child actor from the slums had acted in the film Salaam Bombay and later he was adopted by an American family and settled down in USA.He was given the name Bernard by them, and around 8-10 years back I had read an article about him and in the photographs shown,he had grown up into a young lad of 17-18 resting cosily on a sofa,attending college and planning to do his MBA or something likewise.
Does anybody in USA know about him and his present status?

This kid is SMART, I’m surprised that some of the many Indian professionals residing and working outside of India earning good money don’t help this talented kid get out of the slums and utilize his many obvious talents.

God bless him…he is talented!

i’m sure there are many more kids as GOOD as him
out there on the street of Mumbai…….
Bravo to ALL off them

Salute to Ravibaba!
India is great coz of these people not by
those b.politicians.

I am very highly flabbergasted to see this child. I have no words to to rightlt admire this kid. All I could say is that This is the greatest creation of the God. The child is the “GREATEST WONDER OF THE UNIVERSE”

T D Joshi

All this kid needs is some guidance and he has it in him to kick ass.
He is awesome!

That was just awesome of how he could speak several languages. I hope he has a lot of buisness.

Ravi…u r amaaazzzing..though its a God,s gift.its you who have enhanced it..its purely ur skilll..may god bless and grace you..proud to be indian

He is so awesome!
Such a beautiful soul, and a smart and knowledgeable one at that.
Always smiling, so sincere. Thanks for sharing.
This video definitely made my day.

“May GOD keep this kid happy and healthy for ever..it is ameising…and so on”

CAN’T WE OPEN A FUND RAISER AND A TEAM WHO WILL HELP HIM TO GET A PROPER CAREER?
IF NOT, WE WILL KEEP “FINDING” HIM IN ALL HIS AGES AND SHOOT VEDIOS…AND CLAP…LIKE HE IS A FISH IN THE AQUARIUM…HUH…

CANT WE SERIOUSLY HELP HIM? before media catches him and “sells” him as TV shows?

WHOEVER INTERESTED, CAN CONTACT ME. I AM IN CHENNAI:

kaustav sengupta
associate professor
NIFT
kaustavsengupta@yahoo.com

I am confident that the children of ‘SM’will get a good education,and that a trust fund will be available to them after their education,but i just spotted an article on the Times of India,5th March issue/Bangalore,with regard to the little boy who played ‘Krishna’,the star part in Mira Nairs movie,’Salaam Bombay’,who was discarded after the movie,and left to his own fate,he spent many years wandering,and today is a rickshaw driver,earning 150r’s a day in Bangalore.His name is Shafiq Syed,and his rickshaw number is KA-01-9770.

thats amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!what talent INDIA has……….this genius needs guidance n support n he will go places………..kudos!!!!!!!!!!!

Simply amazing!!!

God bless you

Amazing!! Mindblowing!! I am genuinely touched by Ravi’s innocence and enthusiasm - not to mention the sheer brilliance!! I will get in touch with some social workers in Mumbai (although I don’t live in Mumbai) and update the interested people if I can get in touch with him. I would be interested in sponsoring his education and giving him an opportunity to attain his potential. I will update this post with more information as soon as I have it.

Oh God truly incredible. I really wish somebody takes all these good wishes and messages to Ravi… He will definitely be soo happy people praising him for all his hard work and true devotion. My all good wishes to you Ravi. God Bless You..

What an amazing kid!!!! If he had our opportunities what would he accomplish?? So many of you were touched by Ravi’s authenticity and his love for life with so little. You have even wished him the best and hope that he succeeds in life. Unfortunately, this ambitious kid and others like him will most likely not go too far b/c of the circumstances they were born into. His life has not changed from three years ago. Chances are that he would still be in the same spot selling peacock feathers in another 3 years.
I urge anyone who wants to make a difference, to help support organizations that help children to overcome poverty in developing countries. I am part of an organization called Room to Read. They have helped over three million children by bringing books, building schools and libraries. Education is the best exit out of poverty.
Be the change you want to see!!!
May God bless you and millions of Ravi’s out there.

i’m speachless…… it’s amaizing…..

They should be part of cultural exchange programme. Amazing really.

who says he is a slumdog…he is a slumking……inspite of our country having this kind of population, there was only a foreigner to find out this gem..hats off to u ravi bhai….god is blind as of now i guess…but he will surely open his eyes…..good luck!!!!!!!!!!

amazing stuff

Ravi will be tomorrow’s Dhirubhai Ambani. Excellent skills with great confidence. god bless him..

Great kid. Absolutely streetsmart and always cheerful

Unbelievable…..
I’m speechless…….

It is illigal to take the fearthers of a peacock,which is our national bird.but your tallent is exellent,ossam,speachless unbeliveable talent RAVI!!

Its amazing,he is a real Millionaire, and everyone should learn from ravi’s talent,
God Bless You Ravi.

God Bless You Ravi…such a talent & confident kid!

Its definately amazing to know about what ravi was able to come up with..without any education, he learnt different languages by just observing and listening..Observation and listening are one of the many greatest gifts given by god to mankind. He has picked up different languages just to be able to sell his product to visiting tourist. Imagine what one can do combining all the gifts that we possess to make a positive different to this world. Knowledge is power. Mera Bharat Mahan. Vande Mataram. Gob bless you Ravi. Success is all yours buddy.

amzing,ossam . everybody wants teach some lessons for this kids. nothing is impossible in the world but only u want self confidence.
God bless U Ravi.

enjoyed watching these innocent kids speaking innocent english and their confidence in salesmenship to sell the feathers with their command on different foreign languages. God bless these lovely kids.

this is amazing, ravi is so cool with a smiling face. this is one of the best videos, i have seen and god bless him with a good future.

this is so… cool.. I wish i could meet this Kid…

Super boy. Really impressive. The boy has talents that people with loads of opportunities cannot match. Some philanthropist must sponsor this boy to greater heights just to please God….

This is just a small sample of what INDIAN talent can do there are 1000s of unforunate childrens not getting opportunities to shine. If we take our DIRTY, UGLY politicians from our INDIAN life then our country can shine on Global level.
In fact we are let down by our POLITICIANS and the damage that they have done after our independence.
Revolution is required ! Big time.
Nitin Mehta
TORONTO |
CANADA

awesome kid.india is proud of that kid.

he sells it to tourists so he has to master the selling language … not unique at all…. it happens round the world were tourists flock ! good for him not his master’s if he has any ? shame !!!!!!!!!!!

This kid is a genious. I will make sure I find him. I live very close to Hanging Gardens. He deserves more.

Amazing simply amazing.

Speechless…simply speechless. If this kid could learn all these languages as such a young boy, think of what else he can accomplish!!!

well, our great country INDIA with over a billion population, with poverty among the most.Therefore the poor ones have become strong, creative in many ways, even to learn foreign langguages, this all is to able to purchase food for their stomach.Basically it is a survival case.

It is really amazing that Ravi can communicate even if is same message in six different languages with such a high zeal and confidence that if proper guidence is given to Ravi, he could make his and his family’s life much easier. Even with his limited resources, Ravi is very hanppy kid and trying hard to make progress. This goes to show every one that India is country with very talented young generation. And internet has brought this talent out in open.
Thank you for sharing this video with me.
Regards.

this is really depressing. off course he is talented. off course he is charming, that is the natural indian charm.
But why does he have to waste his talent and childhood earning money to survive. he should be at school and his family should not have to depend on his income to survive. Is there an Education Minister in India like there is in the UK?

this kid is the one who can chane the world he is the true watchmen

in theators soon

=][= this is amazing!!! “o” i loved it!!!

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Ravi, for sure u will grab the next big life changing opportunity and do fantastic..wish u well ravi. cheers

Ravi, you will be make big!!! God bless you.

Can someone staying in Mumbai, anybody who has seen this boy, put him through school and educate him. We have lot of lessons to learn from Ravi through his everyday struggles selling peacock feathers.

Only praising his abilities are not enough!! we must provide all children with basic education for free as they do here in USA. After that sky’s the limit for them. Who knows, they might discover cures for cancers!!

I would like to help in any way I can so the intelligence is not wasted because a mind is a terrible thing to waste. I have contributed to ASHA for education, 5H (5H.org) and many other charities in the past.

Also I must reiterate Mr.Nitin Mehta’s (March 5th) message….

“This is just a small sample of what INDIAN talent can do there are 1000s of unforunate childrens not getting opportunities to shine. If we take our DIRTY, UGLY politicians from our INDIAN life then our country can shine on Global level.
In fact we are let down by our POLITICIANS and the damage that they have done after our independence.
Revolution is required ! Big time.”

Brilliant Ravi. Great to see the positive attitiude - very typical of the kids in India. Have had first experience of volunteering with these types of kids and they are all truely amazing.
God bless Ravi and his fellow kids

Atul Jobanputra
London

Wow.. Just incredible.

Hope this Kid finds a real break… he deserves it fully.

He has a brilliant mind..

That is awesum, any1 related to the glam world help him out… he deserves it !!!!!!! what say guys ??

This dude is a rock star!!!!!!!!!

awesome……. its really sad to see such talent on the road like that. we have a lot but still we have the greed for more but that kid doesnt has so little still is happy with what he has……”HATS OF RAVI”…..we all need to learn so much from u today as we dont realise hw priviliged we are to just sit and get wat we want for a prize we dont pay. people like u are the true inspiration to motivated the hunger to learn more in us who truely and completely lack it. it would be really good to see such talent to be recognised on an international base and i would be glad to help this kid study and become one of the brightest star as i am sure this kid will surely touch even greater heights if given a chance and i as an indian feel responsible to give that chance to him……

WITH SUCH FERTILE BRAINS, INDIA’S FUTURE IS SECURE, BRIGHT AND IN GOOD HANDS. BRAVO !

i pray that ravi finds little angels on his path of life to help him shine and unleash his potential…eh guys around the world, lets do something…united prayers, united help and united care…yet seems so difficult but the heart is there to help..

desire to help and care needed…love and prayers to you ravi and your loved ones

deedee

Stupendious ! looking forward to “Slumdog II

c.r.patel

speechless…!!!

india doesnt lack talent

I speak more languages them him.. he really sucks..! “I selling”….. Omg.

Awesome to say the least!!

Oh my god why i am going to collage?
it’s amazing!

NUTS!!!

We who live in the so called first world countries should help out kids like this.

He has the ability to be Great.

What can we do ?

It will be a real pity for such great intelligence to be brush under the carpet.

Can the person who took this video find out where this kid lives???

Does any ones knows how much is it, in general, to put a kid like this through school in India? I believe he can easily goes thru uni with no problems. I read from above he is from Mumbai. Can anyone contact him?

My heart breaks to see such talents goes to waste.

What is the Minister of Education in Indian doing?

I have been there and try to help them but is so hard for them to quit and go to shcool, usually there the only providor of their family of 7 or 8 god knows sometime how people in one family, but as someone mentioned they do have talent getting wasted

After watching these clips it makes me feel that we are a spoilt bunch here. We have lots of luxuries in life and yet we are always moaning and groaning. I hope we can implant even a small amount of this kind of upbringing into our future generation.

dear friends who said that the english is one of the most difficult lang. it is the most stupid lang. but spoken by the large no. of people in the world. where this lang. cant get the equivalent word, it takes from the original lang. and adapts it. one more thing this is a cinema where communication is omportant. if the charactors speaks in english what is your problem, just enjoy the movie.

wow wat a mazing kid.hats off ….yes if we search we will find the best talents in india only

magnifico! u are so good….i hope he will be given a chance to use it where he can get earn more money

that was pretty amazing. i am a teacher and he proved to me today that learning doesn’t come only from a teacher or a school or from books or from chalk and board but it comes thru experience.

Truly, Ravi, I’v learnt a lot from u

Hats of!

I agree with naveen (post # 35); the fact that he can only speak a couple of lines (the same ones) in each language is not that mind boggling.

Amazing… incredible… awesome….terrific…. I am still searching for words…

There are so many of them like Ravi out there waiting to be discovered. There is no dearth of talent, it is the support and encouragement that has kept Ravi doing the same job for the past so many years and made easy for the reporter to find him again.

Keep thinking… it is time somebody did something about it.

Thanks for shaking up my thoughts for the day

hey guys this is our kids hats of!

I was born and brought up in India during the Raj era and went to one of the most
prestigious Boarding Schools in that land. I had to leave in 1947, at the age of 9. At
that age, my command of the English language was not as good as it was in the Urdu I
had learnt by mixing with my Indian contemporise. Organised education may not
always be the definitive rout to knowledge, for everyone! By the way, some of the
wealthiest people in the world are Indians. Yet they choose to ignore the basic needs
of their very own under classes. It is they who are the real ignorant face of India.
SHAME ON THEM!!!!

Only we Indians have such miracles in our country, that is seen through the rich minds of the slum kids.

hi, this is a very nice project and i find that’s very more actions must have. sorry for my bad english, i dont learn in the school, i am by self learning.
i would like a millionar in the next five year.

have a nice day and thanks for this website!

karl-heinz
weidlinger
austria / tyrol - snow and mountains

Naveen & Raj, People like you are a shame for our country.These are thoughts of people who do not acknowledge the efforts of others because they haven’t made any themselves
There are no words to describe your thoughts. The fact that they are totally illiterate and still have managed to pick up so much is incredible.
Try picking up languages without any support, just by listening to other people speak and then comment, and do all this considering yourself totally illiterate.
Naveen, he speaks the same line in different languages as that’s what he needs for his livelihood.

WOW!!!!! What an incredible video or more correctly what an incredible find,I hear a lot of people critisizing Slumdog saying if it was done by an indian we would have not got the recognition , my answer is how many of us are actually looking at what’s happening right under our noses, it took an outsider to find this precious gem,and now the whole world is watching him.Fellow Indians stop cribbing start looking and to ravi I would say JAI HO! JAI HO !JAI HO

ITZ SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

A M A Z ii N G !!!

AM MA ZING!!!kudos to these kids

wow….Amazing Kid! Wish him all the good Luck.

The guys like Naveen, Mushu & Raj are filled with negative thoughts. They will know the difficulty only if they tries to speak couple of sentences of alien languages with out any support. Guys; Try to figure out 99 positive traits in a person. Not 1 negative thing; Appreciate the fact that RAVI is managing well to speak to a foreigner in English without basic schooling. Really great that majority are supportive like Mr. Al Jawawi who offered him job in Oman..Let us all do some thing what ever possible to improve life of all poor kids…Skilled like Ravi or unskilled..Let us HELP..

jithesh.bhaskar@gmail.com

Post no 580 Rahul claims to speak more languages. Bullshit…If so let him record and sent it to youtube..

Jaw Dropping!
There are 1000’s of kids like this in India for those who are not aware. This is how they learn to live. And the tough survival in that country is the key to success to all Indians living abroad. They know what real life is and try to make the best out of it when they get an opportunity. Indians (and all those in many developing countries) are the most resilient people in the world. Their life is a test of time in true sense.

The western kids will not be able even understand the depth of it. It is pathetic the kids in the western world cry over pink shoes and silver bracelets….these kids go around without a footwear.

For those who say “Peacock killing is Illegal”. I would say “Just shut up, open your eyes and look beyond that”. I love animals. But, hey -survival of the fittest. If you even have any idea of how difficult it is to make a living here, you’ll know what I’m saying.

May God Bless you Ravi!

Awesome India has lot of potential it need to be tapped in proper way it people can create wonders

Such a clever kid!! And what a great attitude. I hope life gives him plenty of opportunities

wow, if this kid got to go to school he would be absolutely brilliant.

He seems happy enough .. much more so then the rich spoilt brats who go to Ivy League schools cause their parents can afford to.

THIS is INCREDIBLE INDIA! Jai Ho!!!!

hey , THIS IS AWESOME I HAVE NEVER SEEN LIKE THIS PEOPLE ANYWHERE ITS A GREAT TALENT THEY ARE REAL SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRES THEY SHOULD GO TO OSARS BRILLIANT KIDS GOD BLESS THEM ALWAYS SHRADDHA PHONE NO 26621473

It was very very nice . its a great talent

this is the story of a real Indian, who have to learn many tactics to make arrangement of his evening meal and the politicians should learn a lesson from Ravi that even in 21st centuary India is cosidered to be 3rd world country where more than 300 million ppl are below the povert line.
but ppl like RAvi are ray of hope for INDIA.
may GOD bless him.

Wow he speaks much much better than our so called Politicians. All the best to you Ravi.

In India every body knows English. Mor people know English than Hindi.

I have trained thousands of TEEN AGERS all over the world. I have learned from RAVI the truth that life’s lessons are more valuable than the so called Education we give to our children in our schools.

If anyone knows of a formal effort to put together a scholarship fund for him, I’ll be willing to donate and raise funds for the same. Mail me on saurabhrao1981@yahoo.com.

May God Bless this wonderful kid.

This is really amazing.
May God bless him.

vary good lah

In India, particularly places where people speaking different languages flock, it is commonfor hawkers to know few words/sentences to sell their ware. Have you not seen ‘tourist guides’ speaking different languages - may be broken. It is needed for survival. Further, with the dressing habits, marks on forehead and language spokent, it is easy to identify people from different states. To-day, any person, migrated to Mumbai from anypart of four southern states, can fluently speak at least 4-5 languages, well, some times this really helps - which I say from my personal experience. as I have travelled all over India.

I feel retarded after listening to him. Amazing what life can teach you. Proud to be an Indian even more today. God bless ye Ravi !!! U make us proud. !!

This kid needs to be in school.

Amazing. Hope, the local govt support him & provide for his education & I am sure he will succeed. God Bless him.

BULIKITI MO…MAURAGON KA MAN NOY!!!

really amazing. Great capacity to keep the mouring happy with smile on their faces. It’s awsome and feel he could be a great hero of the millenium.

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Really amazing!!!! an Indian can do more….. Am proud to be an Indian.

WOW! Im sure this kid will get on top of the ladder! I have no doubt about it! God bless him and all the others like him!

this child should be given a scholarship - he is an amazing child.

amazing kid is in the wrong place.God will get him out of this i hope so.

the western world has woken up to these treasures of india, like ravi, only now. our country is full of such people who shine in the eyes of others in spite of their limitations, because of the indominatable spirit we excel even under impossible conditions.. this is the spirit that really makes india the great country it is, in spite of its diversity. i am proud to be an indian. jai ho.

LUVVEEEEEDDDDDD it

This boy should be an inspiration to all of the pampered childeren, teens, and adults who are provided with the wonderfull opportunity of education. we should all consider that even thoguh this young boy has had not attended school, he still has accomplished far more than many of us will. WOW!

What you see is a Gift from Almighty!
love, kindness, humility and passion for surviving….

“Seek within and you shall find ….”

thts so cool!!
hes awsome

That was amazing. We need to learn the smile, confidence, enthuziasm from Ravi. Me being in America living a luxirious life still lack a smile on my face everyday. hats off !!!!

It is so amazing. We did not know that we have such talent in our country. I only wish some one can recognize the talent in these kids and give them all the chances to come out of those slums and show their talent. My heart goes with these kids. AMAZING…. Wish them all the best in everything they do.

This kid is just amazing what talent. I think we can all learn a lot of life’s lessons from Ravi, especially his positive attitude. I wish him the very best in life. May God bless him.

Nargis

this video is a very good example telling us that knowledege is not gained only in school but also by experience. i hav learned french,english and german languages other than the native languages but i cannot speak so well in neither french nor german. i do speak well in english but really fascinated by this boy’s talent and attitude…..

Ravi is the epitome of simplicity. God has gifted this boy with the knack for languages without any formal education. I sincerely hope he will not be exploited and he achieves whatever his dreams maybe and you guys should be equally blessed for highlighting this boys talents. Bless you all

Jerome Amerasinghe - Sri Lanka

I sincerely bow down to this genuine and amazing kid!! His simplicity and smiles bring joy to my heart. He is definitely street smart and we can learn so much from Ravi. I would love to adopt him and give him an education because he has so much to offer the world. If not, how can I help him to have an education. He mentioned his grandmother in the video clip. Does Ravi live with her? I am forwarding this email to all my friends around the world and will definitely show it our son, Daniel who is aged 12. Our warmest wishes to you, Ravi. The best video!!

This kid is really great and I some where read that the formal education can spoil 80 % of a child’s intellect.

I really bow down to his smiling attitude; I believe that he was really wished by god so that with out nothing he can able to be happy.

Simply brilliant!! A real survivor!! All the best to you Ravi!!

well, well well.. i wish some one would have supported for his education… he would been an Kohinoor for the country………….

“how did the kids learn english?” really? english is one of india’s official languages.

you are an Indian representative……….god bless u dear

He is one of the many examples in India.
Answer to comment no.35: Understand he picked up these languages THAT SUITS HIS REQUIREMENT. SO it is essential to speak the same words to sell the peacock feathers. If his requirement is something else, he would have certainly picked up that vocabulary as well.

The secret is: he adopted the natural method of learning: he listens to the languages, imitates the articulation and Understands the same over a period of time and makes it his own. He sounds native while speaking.

Probably if you attempt, you also could pick up any number of languages.
We are STRUCK WITH INHIBITIONS in learning a new language. He is not.
that is all the difference.

God Bless Him. He is not begging. He is selling the product by marketing his Skills.

Wow these kids are really smart! They know those languages that took me months to learn. Fantastic!!

God bless the kids!!

Luckson

Oh! How smart are those kids!! Just can’t belive they are from the slums. Astonishing!

This is an eyeopener, here on the streets of Bombay its virtually the survival of the fittest.
And these children from below the poverty line make a living by learning to be street smart almost from the time they can talk. This is the only way they know how to feed themselves and their own!You will never see them crying there is always that smile on their face as if to say they have beaten their destiny.. Hats off to these real millioniars!

Absolutely fantastic Kid. Can you imagine what such talent and “fire in the belly” attitude could possible do if channelized properly ??

Wow! This kid is incredible! I wish him the best. He is so intelligent.

awesome keep it up kid….India is great

Awesome… God bless you Ravi and all those kids on the street. I would like to meet you… because you are genius!!

fabulous. what confidence. may god bless them

i agree with the first guy!! makes me feel like shit!! thats some real determination! makes me proud though

amazing video!…vry inspiring and encouraging bt it feels bad to c sum1 at his age wrking so hard wen he shud actualy b studyin sumwhere..hats off to ravi!

Just see how humble he is….great kid!

Will really make it a point to visit him next time I am in mumbai.

this is amazing! indian people are the smartest people. isn’t it?i like it.

This Slum Kid is a genius. Only when there is fire in your belly, and the urge to do something worthwhile is there, then a kid like RAVI comes on the horizon. His smile his knowledge esp. about the Parsi method of disposing bodies, is something very few of us knew—esp. how Hanging Gardens got its name. Amazing! I predict a bright future for you Ravi. Just wait and watch. If ever someone needs to suceed in life and make it big, itis You You You~ God Blrss you and keep you safe

YES RIGHT SLUMDOG BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT A MILLIONAIRE .HE CAN ONLY BE ONE IF SOMEONE MAKES O MOVIE ON HIS LIFE.

God Bless you Ravi…thats all I want to say..:)

Joy

I am absolutely speechless.. Its awesome. May god bless him. His happy face is truly inspiring,..must remind myself about him, everytime I complain about life.

Ho, this guy is too good, I think if some one adopts him he can do wonders and lead a better life.

Good on You Ravi! May this life be kind to you. All Success to You!

Really inspiring. My best wishes to Ravi and Thanks to video man to capture & put this video for the world.

wat can i say about him, he is outrages. he just proves anything can be done if u got that will power.

welldone mate. you are awsome n god bless you.

No words to praise Ravi! SSSSSSsooooooo many email replies - countless! Let Swami Bless the child for a better future! We should find out what exactly he wants to be in 10 years from now and do the necessary! All Indians in India and abroad should try to help him achieve his long time goal! Even if aleast every one of the email repliers contribute a little sum, it’d add close to a million! Such was the response!!

When did it come in TUBE? What is he doing now? I am anxious to know.

Wonderful kids. We should be proud of them because they make a living without harming anyone. Best wishes and hope they continue with thier education too.

freakin amazin… makin india proud

REALLY AMAZING…..

I love be one like these guys

THE KID IS AMAZING….NEEDS BIT OF BENEVOLENCE FROM SOME KIND HEARTED SOUL IN MUMBAI…I AM SURPRISED NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD SO FAR…I’M SURE ITS GONNA HAPPEN SOONER THAN LATER.

this is real SLUM DOG who is a MILLIONAIRE having the knowledge of different languages. this is a true INDIAN. JAI HO……

incredible kid!!! will definitely try to meet him when i visit bombay next time. lets all try to do something for him and other kids like him. god bless him..

The ability to retain so many languages is not by any means a task to be achieved by idiots.He is a genius indeed and certainly will be richly rewarded for his reziliance in the not too distant future.

This is true survival, you can do anything u want you must need it and want it and you will achieve it

God bless him. he deserves a very good education and hope that he makes India more proud and its amazing that he can speak so many different languages without any training.

What about the person who shot this video? I think he has a responsibility too to do something for the kid since he has met him first hand and that too twice in some years. How has Ravi’s situation changed since then ? So many people are interested in helping out. Surely you can do your bit to channelise this into something really special for Ravi and not just record something which will be insignificant in years to come.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…………!!! I am speeeeeeeeeeechless…!!! No doubt he will become a star…and is already one..!! He will go places, Ravi will be saluted by the worlddd for more success soon..Thanks to the great soul who recognised his talents and presented it to the worlddd…dats really gr88 of u…hats off..!!

OOOOOOh no words to say.. its so amazing baba… hats off to that boy.

Hi Ravi. Congratulations for your amaaaaaazing achievement.May God be with you .KEEP IT UP.Keep going the way you are going.

grt but grt social org should come to help them

Did he just memorize phrases in most of these languages? Hindi - yes, English - yes, Chinese - probably not. Nevertheless, he has more gumption than I do. H.S.

God Bless Ravi and millions like him on the streets of India.

Highly resourceful kid. He is going to be another millionaire.

IT ONLY HAPPENS IN INDIA. I WISH THE GVNMT WOULD STREAMLINE CORRUPTION AND INVEST MONEY IN THESE TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE. INDIA LOVES TO KEEP THE POOR POORER, THE NEEDY NEEDIER, THE SMALL SMALLER. IT IS A BAD SOCIETY. FULL OF SELFISH INDIVIDUALS. THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY. BAD GOVERNMENT ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This kid is absolutely amazing. Looking at him in both clips is is obvious he is very intelligent even though he has not gone to school. Hats of to this brave larka from India. Some of the spoiled brats from around the world and their parents should watch this and emulate his humility… Once again marvelous kid……

It is called survival.
These kids have all the time in the world to learn from the street rather than going to school and live a normal live as we know it.
I hope Ravi is as happy off the camera as on. Admire his confidence all the same. Lots of best wishes to him.
Come on India - do something for your poor!

It is awesome. People should make good use of him.
We the people of India should be happy that at least some one in our country knows languages from all over the world.
-Meghana

Hi,

Just one sentence that One Day he will be real 100% Millionaire, he deserve it & my best wishes & support always for his success!

Natt

Luck is yours,
Wishes are mine,
May your future always shine.

GO INDIANS!!!!

Ramona

AWESOME!!!

Incredible for sure, BUT, how come the question is not asked by anyone whether the sentences in languages other than English are memorized, or does this boy actually know all these languages.

In any event, this is very incredible!! If he knows all these languages at this age without schooling, a lot of money can be made by him as well as his sponsor.

If you can keep updating his progress please. It is amazing to see such a talent wasted. Are there any others like him in India?

After the comments on Ravi is the symbol the ultimate survival & what it akes to make it in India. He is saying if you apply yourself you can achieve almost anything. Hat’s off to you Ravi!
P.S. posting 149 makes a good point, however, misses the essence of survival & business world on the streets of India. Something adults can from young Ravi.

Ravi is amazing. He could do so well in a resturant frequented by tourists. He has a personality fit for the hotel industry. Can someone train him?

itzzzzzzzz simply g88888888…….

What an amazing kid. He is a survivor and he’s gonna make it. God Bless him.

Great!!!

Truly unbelievable !….but don’t u all think he wld be happier as he is now? He hasn’t experience the good things life yet and there are no comparisons. What u don’t hv, u don’t miss ! Such is the human nature. I think some millionaires may not be as happy as he is !

Really? This many people have viewed this video and managed to completely overlook the obvious? Slumdog Millionaire shows the story of kids from the slums in India going through those terrible “schools” to learn “smart” ways to beg. For those who have been to India - I’m sure you’ve actually seen a blind child singing ghazals. I can never forget the kids who I have met and who are starving but will turn down offers of food. They are required to bring back cold cash. I pray that this child hasn’t been abused and someone will save him from being trapped in the slums.

He is really a Slum Tendulkar, and I thinh he should enhance his earnings by teaching other kids his language skills- May GOD bless him.

I struggled to learn the language of my grandfather. But Ravi is a genius I should say. It’s just sad that kid like Ravi is left on the street and has to learn in his own way. My hat’s off to you Ravi. You are an inspiration.

Dumbfounded by this kids brilliance. Is there anything that we can do for this kid? I’d be more than willing to help.

wow
and i thot french was a hard class.
this kid has helped me to decide to stick to french. its amazing wat you can learn wen u have no other choice. and we all complain wen we have so much.

This boy is amazing. Learning so many languages by just interacting with tourists is truly awesome. Can some rich people sponsor his education? David Boyle did that for the 2 slumdog millionaire kids?

Ya Allah! What a great boy Ravi is, Awsome!!! This can only happens in India. Where are the critics of Slumdog Millionaire.He is superb. May God Bless him.

So much for a lielyhood? SAD indeed

you are great.Keep it up.Love you

Has anyone thought of improving this child’s future?
He can’t keep doing this and support a family in the future.

simply superb mind blowing, could n’t have dreamed

U r Greaaaaaaaaaaat !
Hats off to U.

Love U ! keep it Up.

this is so cool!
can’t believe he knows more languages than me, I can only speak English!
I have to see him when I go to India!
lol!

wow……….that is tottaly awsome during those age children in malaysia just relax and watch TV but this boy is working day and night.he is really a fantastic person.

Unbelievable but simply SUPERB…Full 100/100 marks to little child to have developed such amazing talent at this tender age…Jai Ho!!!

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Well, some parrots can be taught to speak in multiple languages. So whats the big deal? True intelligence comes from being concious about your potential. And in India, skill and talent is rampant but not being dynamic enough is still a bondage. This young boy better wise up fast r else he’ll continue to be a tourism cheap act on the streets for the rest of his karmic cycle.

Bahu Ratna Vasundhara ! India is great !
This is but a small sample !

Amazzzzzzzzzzzzzzing. never seen anyone before like him!!!! Awesome.

Give this great boy one rupee per view and he’ll be rich, can sit down in front of his villa, looking down at the strolling peacocks passing by …

I feel like nothing in front of this little kid…

amazing boy………..i feel so small comparing myself to him you go ravi i hope u get what u want in your life

This young fellow is really street smart and really knows his way around. My Hat is off to this young man..

woww!!!!!

awesome ..really awesome

Hi Ravi,You can make it Big like me a SLUMDOG,
BEST OF LUCK.

This is awesome, i hope someone notice his talent and help him. As for his ability to speak several languages,this is what Linguists are always amazed at and given our multilingual setting, this is no surprise but this Kid is surely smart and intelligent. I hope he does well.

This is amazingly awesome!! We r educated, making money but i feel we r nothing in front of these kids. I thik Govt should help these kids to provide education. Good luck to these kids.

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL GUY

He can’t speak Italian, that’s spanish, but still impressive.

He is really awesome. All the best.

Some REAL MILLIONAIREs in India, please help Ravi to get out of the slum. He can be doing this forever…………….

Hey thats amazing….but whats the use…he is there only as a show piece….is India trying to help him in any way….then it would definitely be inspiring.!! Its sad that slums in India are filled with such lovely and talented kids.

Here rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer….

awesome…..one in a million..BHARAT MATA KI JAI>

amazing ! saddens me too that someone who has so much of potential is still there where he was years ago.

want to comment on naveen’s comment ( number 34 )he says :
“he is amazing

but my question is: why does he only say the same thing in every language (apart from english)?

if he knows those languages and can actually speak them, that’s truly amazing, and hats off to him…

if he can imitate just that one sentence in every language, that’s relatively not as difficult”

c’mon guys!!! you are not a critic here.what do you expect out of him ?? a child who is everyday struggling with questions of survival, even if he does say the same thing in each language and doesnt know any better, he is still commendable. how many of us know even that ?? just one sentence in say around 10 languages ????

the above comment ( no.739 ) was by me.

amazing 4eva.out of tis world

this guy says the words perfectly in a matter of time…….it would take us like a long time to learn them but he teaches himself….such a prodigy

Cannot see the VIDEO…………..

Well, if one had made a tour at the slums of india. They would understand that the kids there at the slums are able to speak and communicate in english. I have encountered these children communicating in english to westerners and also me at the train stations etc. whilst begging for money. Sad, but they do speak good english and that’s my point.

Simply Superb… All The Best.

I Pray God That You R Blessed Vth Bright Future N Happiness.

Keep It Up…..

i love suranjan

That’s not amazing that is straight up fucking desperation if they don’t speak that language they starve…that is the amazing part, and taht is why your tech support in this country is redirected to their country…

I was born in Bombay India ….and this is what makes me proud of my lineage…

Just amazing

What an amazing boy and all the children who are like him the world round. Thanks to whoever took the video and shared it with us. It warms my heart and makes me count my blessings.

The sad thing is, I agree with writer 713 in that Ravi can’t continue with what he’s doing in the future and still be able to support a family. In truth, children are children. They may be smart, intelligent and clever but they are extremely vulnurable to exploitation, threats and control by adults and the system they live in. Is there a way therefore, of helping Ravi and children like him whilst at the same time, making sure that all financial contributions go directly to them and nowhere else?? I’m sure we have all been aware of incidences reported by the media where resources, food supplies and medical help to areas of deprivation/emergency have been hijacked by the very people who are supposed to distribute them. Also, there have been so much publicity about ‘con’ and ‘hustle’ that it’s difficult to sift the genuine from the fake. I would really like to help but would like the assurance that any financial contributions do reach the Ravi and kids like him.

BTW, writer 724 made me smile. Yes, if Ravi received a rupee for every viewing, he’d be able to just watch the peacocks walk by.

i wish if u were younger you should be educated

i wish u could be cleverer

i am born in bombay india i am bangala

“Posted by Sue on March 20th, 2009″ No.750
I am sure there are genuine people out there watching this Video and wanting to help but until it is officially announced or he is taken in by a proper NGO or something it will be difficult to just wire the money and stuffs. Well, unless you come and meet him in person and do all the needful. But people like this kid are really smart they can survive and if they are shown the right way they will go very far, i wish i live in a city nearby. Someone living in his city can go and talk to him and Mobilize or something regardless of whether S/He is able to help cos there are people willing to help but someone needs to take up his case.

This child is a genius. May God Bless him.

Great Ravi. Good luck… You have again proved that Attitude is far more important than Education. Hope you make your business real big & have a Reliance of your own. GOD bless…

that is extremely crazy, he would be really good in school if he was able to get an education. god bless him. he lives his life to the best of his ability.

u just rock!!!!
i have learnt a lot from u…attitude and ur positive thinking

r u sure this video is not doctored.

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As post 149 had said, selling peacock feathers is illegal in India. I don’t understand whats so interesting about a common poacher?

I HAVE NO VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE ABOUT THOSE KIDS, ALL I CAN SAY IS I SHED TEARS FOR YOU 2 AND I HOPE THOSE 2 WILL GET THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD AND GET THEM INTO THE PATH OF LIFE AND MAKE THEM SOMEBODY WITH A MORE PROMISING FUTURE.

this kid is truly awesome. he should be a teacher . when i go 2 india i will try to see him.GOD BLESS HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Truly remarkable and encouraging to all, not only younger but old generation too. Worth learning a lesson of life. No work is undignified. Excellent, must compare them with highly paid executives.

This kid is truly a millionaire….
Keep it up!!!

spme posts said that they were proud of being mumbian,,,, and proud of being Indian??? i was wondering if they were proud of the Authorities being ignorant, or the kids being abused? Shame on yall. That kid has lost his childhood and some people are taking credit,,, thats gross.

Rally amzing. Allah bless these guys .

superb,God bless them

wow!!! i am really amased!! he is really good. these kids work so hard to earn there money…very good…..i guess this the reality of indian movies..

How absolutely gorgeous, what a smart young man!! And humble too… I pray that he gets the life he dreams of - whatever that may be.

what a kid, my blessings go with you to attain great hieghts in life,hope i come to india and see you in preson to congratulate u for learning so many languages without education.You have proved it true that a kid under the age of 12 can master as many as 15 languages. Goddess saraswati bless you to learn all the languages of the world and have your name in the guineas book of world record. Its from the bottom of my heart.

Its really marvellous. I just can”t imagine how he picked up many languages.I feel ashamed of myself for not being able to pick up any other language other than English and my mother tongue.
Hats off. May GOD BLESS.

T.K.

It is just awesome. Great children.

ITS AMAZING.NOTHING TO BEAT.NO WORDS TO EXPRESS,SO MUCH TALENT.PROUD TO BE INDIAN.

Oh, just amazing. Love you kids… A big salute from me…

This kid should not be on the streets!

This young man is amazing! Is there anyway to get ahold of him? I for one would go out of my way to ensure he has an education and a future. Indian people have to be the first to create opportunities to the unfortunate children born to these circumstances.

I hope in future he gets a better business and he gets to be in the newspaper

This is.. if you’re willing to learn, open your mind, accept in everything, so you can be succeeded. Hahahaha! of course he’s intelligent too!

Hard working + willing to learn + open his dominant in accepting everything, is the key to success.

someone should hire this boy Ravi, he is fantastic and he has a great attitude, just look into his eyes, he has passion for what he does, surely a true millionaire kid….keep it up Ravi

God Bless you Ravi

This further substantiates the truth that Children can be moulded. Its astohishing how little children brilliantly catch-up with the goings on around them and survive the modernities in this world. Kudos to such Slumdogs !

OMG !!!

I AM SPEECHLESS, HE MAKES ME FEEL STUPID..

EXCELLENT…MAY HE ACHIEVE MORE HEIGHTS…

Hope someone will make a documentary on this amazing kid….

Anonymous

God Bless You Ravi!

Hi the speake in my PC does not work, but i cud still guess what this guy must be saying. The point is not that he is good and v do appreciate it but what v can do for such kids. Please help such kids thru SOS or CRY!!!

May God bless him

This guy is amazing. The politicians, if they have some shame left in their bones should watch this guy. He is the future of India and will make it big if given an opportunity.

They truly have the ingenious genes. It is a shame to see that one is just born unlucky. May Allah bless him.

Awesome..hope the west is fair with these kids…the movie has made 80 million (Only in America) hope these kids are paid a bit more than $800 & $ 2500
Sam
43 lena Crescent
Beechboro 6063
Western Australia

This kid is really amazing and may GOD bless him. We all should learn a lesson form his charm and charisma. There are millions of kids like him in India who are under privileged. Can we do something to help these kids - the real future of India. Hat’s off to the guy who has posted the video.

good wishes to him…

I don’t wish to be rude, but this is India, for Christ’s sake! THIS IS WHAT THE SUBCONTINENT DOES!!!

slumdog millionaire roks

Incredible kid…..If I could do something for him.
He who help this kid, help himself.
If we could have half the spirit of this kid, there will be a lot of success people in the world.

I wish I could do something for him

there are many like Ravi in India. Many.
All you web visitors can do is make nice wonderful comments and then go away doing what you do in your daily life. did it make a difference to the kid? No it did not. So much bullshit, seriously.

Hi everyone, I was born in Bombay (Mumbai) and I was one of the fortunate to come to Canada and have a successful education. My heart breaks when I see kids like these, there are millions of Ravi in India and what breaks my heart is that kids in Canada do not appreciate the education they have and this kid is so happy.
I hope that if he teaches us anything it is to really help others and to seek all of the opportunities we can.

this is a good movie and its capture a very good attention of the world or recent india

I just love how everyone wants to help this kid. Why dont you look in your own backyard if you want to help someone….

We have to appreciate the multi liguistic children-H.Srinivasa

He’s really amazing kid. Juz imagine he learn this without schooling. And we complaining about extra class…..Wish him all the best and MAY GOD BLESS YOU ravi boy.

This is called the real Survival for the fittes He deserves the OSCAR…!Amazing……..

A fine example of God’s child. Hope he is free of the “syndicate’s” hold and hound.

I am proud to say I am Indian by seeing this kid

Proud of you…!

Very, very inspiring! I just watched “Slumbag Millionaire” and this young fellow is for real. I note one comment was to “educate” him!! Where? in our educational institutions so organised and dogmatic thus robbing the freedom that is innately ours. The time has come for us to wake up and realise that a large part of the mess our world is in, is, due to maligned education systems. This young kid is proof enough! Bless him and his kind.
Justin

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW i feel like an idiot.

Ravi, Indeed you are more than a slumdog millioner.Hopefully when I visit India I will
definetly try to visit you and buy the peacock feather fan.I really enjoyed listening your talk
MAY GOD BLESS YOU.Take care.
bye

THAT WAS GREAT

This is very impressive and it inspires a lot of people that you can enjoy your life and be happy even you have very little. Everything is from your heart and soul to make life worth living. And of course, be nice and friendly with people around you. May God bless.

amazing. Aren’t we proud of Indian kids.No resources yet so much talent.Gods truly reside in India.

he is just amazing… we are seeing only one of him, but there could be many like him whose talents are just wasted because of so many reasons… but someone - someone rich (i mean someone who is capable financially) could help children like him grow up in a beautiful and fruitful environment… God bless this child !! Its true, God resides in India…. JAI HIND …

hope GOD bestows all his blessings on him,and he gets all the success in life.

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You are great Ravi. One day you will be owner and operator of a reputed World famous Travel/Tour company.My blessings with you. GOD BLESS YOU

in this modern world people get stressed out aiming for heights and some times stressedout when you look at people like ravi one has to realise there are happier people around with simplicity and modesty, their bascis are people around not even school and there is lot to learn from them

brilliant, its really inspiring to know how everyone of us can do so much more, unleashing the power within us, by tapping into just a fragment of our own potential

amazing!

so incredibily spirited and imspiring…ravi u have lifted us up by just being you.. simple and honest and lovable…hope u never lose that while u reach new heights in life….i wish ur spirit always remains as happy and contended and at peace as this…..may u always love yourself.

Jai Ho!! to this guy…

True talant I dont have the means but if you do expose him further in some capacity or the other so that he can have a better life than selling what he says walking indian airconditioners
Vikramjit B

WOW! This is truly inspirational. The kid is a true polyglot!

in america there might not be slums but there are many uneducated children even though they go to school their resources are just as bad…so dont’t u dare talk bout INDIA

Please don’t take their smile and happyness by making them rich. Let them enjoy the happyness of life. They are richer then all the billioners.

WOW! THIS KID IS A GENIUS!!!!!
HE SPOKE ALMOST ALL THE LANGUAGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND CAN SPEAK ONLY 2 LANGUAGES!

What a testimony to human spirit and personal endeavor. A joy to watch and listen.

WOW!! YOUR GR8! IT’S AMAZING THAT U CAN SPEAK SO MANY LANGUAGES…KEEP IT UP! X

I don’t think any blog has ever received so many comments. So we all think Ravi is great and being the fine folk you are; all of you (may your tribe increase), I agree wholeheartedly with Bal Ram Singh Reply (No:99)A beautiful creature will flourish and grow anyway: Just give it its Space!

With more Ravis and people like you, my brothers and sisters and women of the night, This is a “Wonderful World” aka Sachmo!

it means if you have the will to learn u dont have to go to school..
it means that learning capabilities are also not dependent on what intake of food you have..
it means further that all languages are equal and not one is any difficult than another provided you want to learn them..
it means also that the thoughtful filming of one tourist and posting to the internet makes a celebrity out of an otherwise downcaste member of the indian society..
the phrase INDIAN AIRCONDITIONER for the handheld fan is the ingenuity the kid has developed on his own..
I am sure of one thing the power of world united media internet is surely going to make a hero out of him which is better in many ways..atleast we learn from him to do whatever we are doing with interest and strive to take our works to perfection.

The only thing I would like to say that YOU are great in many ways . First you are able adapt to your are independent . You work for yourself. And learned some great skills. Keep it up and never stop

That was awasome i think he is god gifted man ,unbelievable phew…

This is unfortunately exactly where danny boyle failed to depict our little slum boys accurately. Necessity is the mother of invention and ravi has invented himself to serve his need, but the authenticity lies in the grammatically incorrect english and the limited vocabulary in various languages for his designated purpose. He manages to hold a conversation in english (which i doubt he can do in all the languages and really doesnt need to for his purpose) and this NOT a jab at all at him but at the failure of the movie to use the opportunity of a movie to show exactly this side of reality (authentic slum accent and vocabulary and all with its realistic limitations AND passion.)We have a lot of survivors and passionate, talented children in India (and not just india)… Lots to do for them to the best of each of our abilities if we care to.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We should be able to help this kid somehow. He is truly talented and deserves a break in life.

Amazing yar the kid knows more languages than most of us.

awesome!!!!!!!!!!! i would’ve never guessed when i go 2 india (if possible) i would so but 1 thats was great Ravi u were great and aweosme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing…Simply superb……

As long as India fails to provide free, compulsory, good-quality primary education to every child—in the slums, in the villages, in the cities, in the mountains—so long will children like Ravi have to waste their talents acquiring a smattering of 17 languages in order to sell peacock-feather fans, instead of being able to fulfil their huge potential & contribute to the tasks of nation-building.

it wud be good to see who has filmed this chap..;o)…as for ravi…way to go dude…!!!

Not a single word or sentance can speacks what thouse vidio.., Kids r god given, mankind learn from birth or before the Birth from womb But this is the MULTIPAL product of our Great Indian politics and all Indian political parties after freedom of 60 years, They just speaks does do anything for any level of people EXCEPT 1% WHAT THEY SHOULD DO………It is our responcibility,We must creat the society which can give the correct oportunity to everyone and sustainable for every level of mankind which should start from basics like humanity and honesty….THE KIDS R SUPERB, India Leaders must do for poor KIDS… ITS MASSAGE FOR DEAR SONIA/ PRIMINISTER OR INDIA OR ANY ACTIVE POLITICAL PARTIES LEADER … IF YOUR CHILD IS DOING THE JOB LIKE THIS WHAT WOULD U DID DIFFERENT FOR THEM OR SOCIETY……WE SHOULDN’T BE PROUD ON THE SYSTEM WE MADE FOR THOUSE KIDS…AFTER 60 YEARS OF INDEPENDENT….ITS TIME FOR CHANGE…….

wonderful SUPERB. really cute & intelligent boys.

wishing he gets lots of suceesss in his life. GOd bless him

I hope the guy bought plenty of fans from this kid?

Ravi,you are an amazing kid. Your positive attitude, enthusiasm and passion for survival is so wonderful.
Lets help this young men get an education.

This guy is amazing. There may be hundreds of thousands of such people in India. If the had to oppurtunity, they may be on a different level now.

Shear talent,intelligent and simplicity.So quick intelligent and honest answers to be admired and a learning process for all young and old.I wish him every success.

Perseverence,talent,intelligence,confidance,pleasant,smart,witty and honest answers to be admired.Many aspects a marketer could learn indeed,and indeed an eye opener for all students.
Given the oppertunity,direction,guidance,encouragement & education: imagine what great heights Ravi will be able to achieve?I have watched this video many times and everytime I see more and more qualities he has in him and, as he says he has picked it all up from the streets near the hanging gardens.I wish him every success.

Why doesnt the Indian Ministry of Tourism give him a job.He is a gift to the country

Great. He really touched my heart. GOD BLESS HIM

SPELLBOUND!!!!!!!

Such positive vibrations show what a person can do…and be happy…..GOD BLESS…

I’m spellbound and speechless and feel so small after watching the ease with which this kid, Ravi is able to speak in 7 or 8 languages to sell his ware of peacock feather fans. It is amazing. If he can pick up words from tourists and remember to say them in sentences without any education, he is a genius and someone should pay for his living and send him to school. With a fantastic memory, he should learn any subject with ease and do well in the school and later in college. He has a great future with proper education. It is sad that he is selling on the streets of Mumbai to support his family. There are gems like him in the slums of Mumbai and all over India. I hope the next government in India will ensure that every child is sent to school like the ‘no child left behind’ policy of U.S. Government. Hats off to Ravi, the wonder kid.

Wow.How could he have memorised all those languages?

Its a great natural telent. Amazing boy!! This boy deserves much more than this!! But its a reality of India.

God bless him!!

Really a good sales man who understands the requirement of his client, and how to make him understand his product. Great thing he learnt and he made us learn to understand our Customer.

Wishing him a bright future…..

Incredible India ! who needs to have an education. These kids should need some help….self taught..self look after….it is just Great ! Ammazing !

Ravi steals hearts and remains where he is!

With faith & trust, God is going to find you, Ravi!

tenes gran velga?

hates off guys really very smart and intelligen

O M G…..!! Is this guy for real? May the Almighty shower you with all his blessings…!!

that was incredible. I wish we were able to see more people like that, so positive and happy about life.

Man, This is Awesome. I really like to meet the kid. Is he is from Indin Can you guys please tell me.

I am keen to know. Please email me at avisek.patra@gmail.com

I am very interested to know more about this kid.

Thanks.

hi

i suck i am dumn

This is crazy man
We dont use the resourses we have n just keep on complaining
This is real talent………..or rather the hungerness to learn

this boy is amazing…simply mind blowing, god bless him with wonderful things in life…
these kind of videos are worth watching thanks to the person who posted it

My hats off to this boy.May God bless him and give him a better chance in life, he desrves it.Hope this video does the job to provide him that sucess. I do not know if i could ever do this.
Thanks to whoever posted this

Wow, Awesome. They learnt those languages through the tourist talking to them ! Excellent job.

The boy is Superb and has a great attitude towards life. People with money must learn satisfaction,contentment and gratitude from him. Live life to the fullest and Keep smiling.

It shows how strong skills people from slums inherit. Let the world not pity them but be proud of them

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WHO THE HELL SAYS TO SELL PEACOCK FEATHER IS ILLEGAL, ALL THE BIG HANDICRAFT SHOPS ALL OVER INDIA SELL PEACOCK FEATHERS AND ARTICLES MADE OF
PEACOCK FEATHERS,
MAY GOD BLESS SUCH A BRIGHT BOY AND HOPE HE ALWAYS HAS SUCCESS IN LIFE, WISH SOMEONE WOULD GIVE HIM A CHANCE IN LIFE, I WOULD IF GIVEN A CHOICE.

Does some one have Ravi address or where can be seen in India.

You can’t cage a free and joyful spirit like Ravi’s,even with the best of intentions. He might probably then lose the driving force that makes him so astounding an example to all who see him in action. May God keep his spirit young, strong and free all his lifelong and bless him abundantly. And thanks CurryBear for your great job in presenting this ‘blossom in the dust to us , and showing your genuine interest in him by a follow-up 5 years later! Way to go, man! l

The biggest thing I learnt in India is that so many people and animals are in desperate need of help and unconditional love. It gets to the point where you just can’t keep turning a blind eye and pretend you are a having a great holiday.

Ravi has the potential to do something real with his life. Lets not keep saying “Wow, he is amazing”

Lets do something to help him?

Anyone got any ideas?

amazing!can never beat him……2 good!

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This boy is doing this out of necessity, poverty - a bright boy. This aspect of India makes me so, so sad.

Children learn languages very quickly and this boy is amazing. Having experienced my son who is only 10 living in Australia but learnt Hindi, Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada I wish the boy above a very bright future. I wish some one help him pursue his education and become a great master or probably a research scholar. It is sad to watch such kids are without any resources and wandering around for day to day living. I am really moved by this. Good luck to you my friend

This kid is a true entrepreneur…lets give him some start-up cash and get him going..he’ll do well, employ more street kids. Where can I send the money to..whos the guy who shot this video?

An amazing talent of a gifted poor child. It was really touching! (especially the teenage version where the boy was really humble saying “I’m only a small boy selling here everyday”).

Amazing child and great talents in India

soooooooooooo damn gud.
i can even speak 3 languages
only english,hindi,little bit of japanese,n a little bit of italian
he is soooo amazeing

И что бы мы делали без вашей блестящей идеи

awesome!! God bless!1

amazing man amazing….where the hell r the rich khans,roshans and kapoors..the tatas and the birlas….do somethin for dis guy man….dis is real talent….dis guy is an inspiration to thousands of people from welltodo families…c how is making for his own survival frm such an young age….he jst needs a little guidance…

God Bless Ravi and all the people of the slums.They all need a chance in live,like any other human being.

It is high time we get the corrupt slumdog politicians made extinct…..
These politicians should be the endangered species that need no protection from extinction.
Yes, it is a shame when most politicians (all over the world) are corrupt and greedy, while millions like Ravi get by with meagre means to live and struggle by.

A chto dlya vas vash blog? Vi proffesional’niy blogger ili eto prosto dlya dushi?

Just great I hope Maharastra/Indian govt.
wakes up and Helps this kids for better life
a little push will do wonders

Всех благ,как на такси проехался,грамотно,доступно и удобно для прочтения

Brilliant!His enthusiasm is infectious

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Запчасти субару, лексус, митсубиши, тойота и другие японские марки!

мне понравилось,в тему

спасибо

OMG!! that was so amazing!!

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my god its a miracle for me

Да таков наш современный мир и боюсь с этим ни чего невозможно поделать:)

gosh…its awesome

Классная статья - спасибо!

http://greeki.ru/news-2.html что за ссылка левая ???

Amazing

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What a genuine Sweetheart. Such innocence, energy, enthusiasm and brilliance. May God Bless him and 1000s of others like him out there. I really hope he gets a break in life, makes it big but still retain these wonderful qualities for the rest of his life. I love India and its people.

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