Throughout May, I had a great time going around a lot. Starting with Ahmedabad, I moved on to Chandigarh, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Hyderabad and finally ending up at Bangalore. It's only when one travels to such diverse locations within a short time that one could really appreciate the diversity in culture, language and almost everything we experience. The bonding is so immense.
There were many moments of interaction with people and their unique ways of responding are really interesting. The most common situation of asking someone for directions...it brings out so many unique behavioural traits. The underlying tendency to help someone who is asking for directions is universal. Needless to say, responses for directions at Kolkata were the most friendly and colourful; elaborate explanations and so much more additional information that made me smile on a number of occasions. Genuinely lovely people out there!
Today on the TV, there was lot of bad news; Air France flight's crash, incidents involving Indian students in Australia and such things. But, the news of 3 trains being burnt in Bihar by angry mobs was so shocking.
On NDTV Prannoy Roy was asking pertinent questions about this incidence to Kiran Bedi and Laluji. What a contrasting set of people! KB was in her element when she pointed out that the people who created this situation in the past and the people who changed it now acted only to gain political mileage for them and should be held accountable for the damages caused now. Laser sharp, really. I agree with Prannoy's comment that India needs people like her now. The most repeated statement during the program was "India is a punishment free country". Sadly so.
2 comments:
That disaster is very sad....
Yeah...only now they are beginning to get the parts. Really sad. Hope they make technology work to prevent any such mishaps.
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