I AGREE with Arundhati Roy's article, 'Nothing sells like poverty' (March 1), especially this 'glorification of poverty' aspect. Both India and Pakistan are guilty of this. Here we present TV plays often falsely projecting rich lifestyles as a road to success.

We often do not highlight poor backgrounds as it would not sell. We often glorify poverty as if nothing would change the situation and whatever is happening is God willing.

Film Slumdog Millionaire was produced as a result of typical Midas' touch approach. It is the winning of so many Oscars that reflects the stupid and unread approach of the Oscar's board — glorifying poverty, stupid quick fix, Alice in the Wonderland kind of solutions. The writer is so right.

DR MEHER A. ZAIDI
Karachi