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A world away from the Golden Globes: life with the real slumdogs

As Danny Boyle�s feel-good film garners awards, Cate Devine meets the Scots who are devoted to helping India�s desperate children find a way to a better future.

Slumdog Millionaire, the rags-to-riches story of how a poor teenager in Mumbai becomes a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?, has the feel-good factor in bucketloads.