India coin sellers

India is a country teaming with enterprise - from quacks doing cataract operations in the middle of the road to children selling hand-made cards to passers-by. At Haji Ali Dargah, a mosque and tomb, just off the coast of Mumbai - even the beggars are entrepreneurs. Most devotees like to hand out coins to the hundreds of beggars who line the road, wailing piteously to Allah, but few are willing to part with big bills. In response, some beggars have started a coin-change business, making it easier to give alms. Linda Blake has this report.

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[nergishsunavala]

Well you speak to as many people as you need to get your questions answered and then you confirm what they have said by talking to other people there.

You usually don't get to use all the material you've gathered. Most of the time you need to pick and choose which sound bytes are the best.

[maradnus09]

Hi - very nicely done. I heard the piece on PBS and found the link to this video on the website. I am curious - amongst all the vendors and beggars at Haji Ali, how do you figure out who to talk to?

[BozoGates]

To Linda & Nergesh: So can a smash hit movie about a "Slumdog Chillerwalli" turned "Millionaire Investment Banker" be far off? Call me for adaptation rights.

-Bozo de Niro-