Generally in a typical societal process, population of a country or society may pass through transition (say, change in more simplified way) at any point of time, depending on current and/or past circumstances it gets exposed to. Be it personal or a matter of a group of people, individuals have tendency to respond to changes differently. And this differential of response to the same subject varies according to a variety of factors, such as, level of understanding, possible impact (insecurity) on own's life, politics of benefits and loss and so on. Indian population with its unique heterogeneity and sensitivity varying by social and economic divisions has displayed these differentials frequently whenever any information is out in public. With the advent of periodic declarations of poverty data by previous Indian planning commission and by other current government bodies, typical and obvious reactions emerge frequently. Against these backdrops, this paper through a critique mode endeavours to systematically understand the nature and legacy of people's reactions, the pathways and determinants of the same at different level of socio-economic development and possible outcomes there from.
Citizen, Participation, Political philosophy, Poor, Estimation
