Walked out of Indira Gandhi airport last night into an oppressive atmosphere of heat and dust. However, as the taxi pulled out of the airport, I was heartened to see wide roads, neatly marked and with paved footpaths running along. This was a marked difference from Mumbai where you drive out into a narrow lane, lined with slums and garbage.
Traffic was another thing though. People were taking to the wide road with gay abandon with scant regard to lanes. But I guess, that'll improve too with increasing education levels and a bit more effort on driving civility among Delhites.
Overall, Delhi seems like a much more agreeable place to live in than 5 years back and definitely more palatable than Mumbai. Safety - esp. for women - remains a concern and it'll be interesting to watch the trend on that front.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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outsider perspective. hmm. you do sound quite unattached to things, i must say. evaluating and commenting. definitely not objective though. but then again, it's YOUR blog so feel free to do so!!
I'd be curious to see you write about your baby when you have one. That'll be fun - maybe then you will stop evaluating and start assimilating :)
welcome home !
Agree with you man...Had the same feeling when i was back in delhi a few months back. The greenery, wide roads, sense of space make it a really beautiful city. What's more, with the Commonwealth Games coming up, the plan is to make it even better. They want to model it on Singapore!!
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