they're on a visit to saidapur, a small town with a population of 4000 outside hyderabad.riginally shravan hadn't wanted to leave his family and his home - but he knew his prospects would be better in the city. before i went to hyderabad to become a mechanic i'd wanted to start up my own business here in my hometown. i wanted to open a small garage. but it wasn't possible. noone took me seriously, they quibbled over everything. it was completely demoralising. the rapid technological progress underway in the cities has passed by much of rural india. the kumars live from farming, making around 150 euros a month. shravan's mother says that politicians aren't interested in the plight of towns and villages like saidapur. nothing here ever changes. everything's the way it's always been. the government promised that things would improve, but nothing happened. even people with an education can't find work that pays a decent wage. that's why my son moved to the city. this is not a world that reddy is familiar with. but two thirds of india's population of over a billion live in rura