Reactions from India and the Indian diaspora to Slumdog Millionaire The West loves to see us as a wasteland, filled with horror stories of exploitation and degradation. But is that all there is to our beautiful city of Mumbai?" Filmmaker Aadesh Shrivastava claimed that its release in the United States led to the word "slumdog" being used as a slur against Indian Americans, criticizing the positive reaction by some Indians towards what he regarded as a film that directly attacks and insults India. Author and critic Salman Rushdie has responded negatively to both the film "Slumdog Millionaire" and the novel on which it is based, "Q & A". In his
Worcester City Hall and Common Worcester City Hall and Common The Worcester City Hall and Common, the civic heart of the city, are a historic city hall and town common at 455 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Common, established in 1669, originally encompassed about , compared to its present size of . A meeting house used for both town meetings and religious functions was constructed on the Common in 1719, on the same site as the current City Hall. In 1763, the first meeting house was demolished and what became known as The Old South Meeting House was constructed on the site. It was