How does India, the country of slums, compare with other countries in terms of happy living?
USA, UK and Canada also have large slums.
Check this list of Happy Planet Index:
India 53.0
United Kingdom 43.3
Canada 39.4
United States 30.7
http://www.answers.com/topic/happy-planet-index
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/
Get ready for the Indian rupee – Forex – Futures Magazine
http://www.futuresmag.com/Issues/2006/5/Pages/Get-ready-for-the-Indian-rupee.aspx
Gross Domestic Product of India is 4th in the world.
http://www.airninja.com/worldfacts/GDPOfNations.htm
Divorce rate in India is lowest in the world.
http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsWorld.shtml
http://www.indidivorce.com/divorce-rate-in-india.html
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3308341-uae-has-the-highest-divorce-rate-in-the-arab-world
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/divorce-in-india-251.html
Varanasi – Oldest continually inhabited city in the world
http://realtravel.com/e-165275-varanasi_entry-oldest_continually_inhabited_city_in_the_world
The world’s first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
http://india.gov.in/myindia/facts.php