Cleanliness | India

Modi always made sense to me. But it's only after I came to India that I understood his full vision.
#Swach Bharat Mission honestly deserves anybody's full fledge support.
There's no shame in cleaning one's own dirt up.

Littering in India is tempting. This is coming from the girl who can get a person throwing waste in the bus to at least feel bad about his act. This is coming from the girl who can stop talking to her Dad because he threw a piece of paper through the car window. And still she says that littering in India is definitely tempting.

Mostly because India is not only a vast stretch of green fields but can also be this vista of ignoble wastes!
Since everyone seems to be dumping, why can't I just follow the crowd and participate in this 'culture' of theirs?

I remember this brief encounter my mom had with a guy in Shimla. He was entertaining us with some native Himachal jewellery and when mom had a piece of plastic to throw away, she obviously was looking for a litter bin.

And what the guy had to say to that: "Kya Madam? Yahan parhi pekh dijey na- kya farkh parta hain?" (What Madam, throw it here itself, what difference does it make?)

Now of course Mamma replied back saying that if everyone started to do as he counselled then the place would be so polluted that tourists wouldn't come to Himachal anymore, hence leading to the closing down of his shop.
The guy, astonished and greatly taken aback, fidgeted and mumbled. Perhaps cursing.

In any case, that was just one little experience.

Indian politics can be so entertaining, I swear. Especially since Modi reshuffled his cabinet, he sure was working towards his 'Make in India' project.

While travelling from Delhi through Vrindavan, Mathura, Agra, Jaipur, Ranthambore to Shimla and Manali, we practically questioned every rickshaw driver or vendor about their thoughts on Modi.

Some of their thoughts (and i think it's important to know the working class' opinion on their government for they are the section of any society that remains most difficult to woo!) were like: "BJP won because of only one man: Modiji!", "He was a great Chief Minister in any case, Gujarat saw a lot of progress in his wake.", "Never has the petrol price fallen so low!".

According to me, forget the littering for a while. If only two things are changed in India then the whole scenery and people will follow the Swachta. 

Number 1) Deny animals the right to walk on the vehicle pathways. Saying goodbye to cows, donkeys, monkeys, dogs, pigs, bulls and camels could actually mean not only proper respect of road codes but could also promise a pleasant scenery and odour.

Number 2) Get rid of all powdery dust. Honestly the dust coming from industrial pollution could heal the entire nation of unnecessary eyesore and ill health.

The air is too think with dust. Nothing is fresh. The sky's grey- more like a layer of accumulated dust hiding the white clouds or at times it's grey clouds sponged of acid rain.

Delhi is such a city where even the poorest man can find shelter and a living.

I have seen families protected from the chilly mornings merely with a shredded piece of dirty brown fibrous bag making a feeble stove in the roundabout so as to boil water for drinking.

Circumferenc-ing the same roundabout are posh Mercedes, Jaguar and BMWs.

Have I mentionned earlier that most stray dogs in Delhi are clothed?! :D They are! We met this one at Connaught Place, Dehli. Thrice. :D

Did I tell you that you'll often notice eagles in the sky. Yes, they exist in India.

Aahhh Baba Ramdev! His face is practically in every medical store which they call the 'Chemist' here in India.
I was hoping to go in one of those to find his famous cure for homosexuality but alas, everything was written in Hindi- a written language I can't decrypt.

Indians love spicy and tangy food.

I might love the spiciness but I'm not a great fan of tangy food.

And yes, like any other country, India has its own menu of KFC or McDonald's. Of course with lots of spice added. As if  crispy spiciness was not enough, chilli flakes are also in the batter! Damn!

Most probably I'll be posting an album of sheer randomness soon on my timeline.

I don't know which day it is today- ahh!

What I also highly appreciated of Indian bistros and coffee shops is their own way of getting the west meet the east! :))

27th.

That's the count for the number of men I saw so far peeing in public.

Hygiene is this one problem in India which is somehow being tackled.

My grandad warned me of dirty scenes of human faeces stacked on the streets. This I didn't even see. Luckily.

But what's horrendous is people spitting. It's almost as normal as breathing for them.
The fine for spitting is Rs100, I say that whoever spits in a public place ought to have their tongues cut. Or better, employ the death sentence law I believe Singapore implemented!

Coolies are not a mere Bollywood concept, they actually exist! :3

And yes, Trains are over-loaded with people. Especially the local trains! Imagine going to work every morning like this. Because this is actually what these people are doing. Oh and these are the male compartments. The ladies' compartments are in the front! :P