There's nothing like driving through the crowded and congested roads of Delhi to rediscover yourself. You'll watch in shock as a brand new personality "overtakes" your old self. I remember the times when I used to give my dad those supercilious glances as he would foam at the mouth while driving. Now it's his turn to gape at me in stunned disbelief and shock as I hurl the choicest swear words at the nincompoops skidding their way through the roads.
Even Agatha Christie would have scratched her head while trying to fathom the cause of traffic jams in Delhi. You would be crawling along for 40 minutes on a kilometre long road only to find out all this happened because some Alec Smart decide to zoom and cut across lanes to save 2 minutes of his precious time!
India is being enveloped by a wave of change. Mamta "Didi" Banerjee has managed to end the mighty Left's thirty year rule over West Bengal and Amma is now sitting comfortably after pushing Karunanidhi out of the picture. But those who like constancy will always be comforted by the presence of the omnipresent cows which amble across the roads without a care in the world. And if you dare honk incessantly, they'll fix you with a baleful eye and saunter leisurely.
But now I have mellowed down. So now i don't gnash my teeth when an aunty "bumps" gently into my car or the uncle who's talking on the phone stops in the middle of the road to light his cigarette. I sigh, take a deep breath and accept the inevitable. I have rediscovered myself! And how! :|
Even Agatha Christie would have scratched her head while trying to fathom the cause of traffic jams in Delhi. You would be crawling along for 40 minutes on a kilometre long road only to find out all this happened because some Alec Smart decide to zoom and cut across lanes to save 2 minutes of his precious time!
India is being enveloped by a wave of change. Mamta "Didi" Banerjee has managed to end the mighty Left's thirty year rule over West Bengal and Amma is now sitting comfortably after pushing Karunanidhi out of the picture. But those who like constancy will always be comforted by the presence of the omnipresent cows which amble across the roads without a care in the world. And if you dare honk incessantly, they'll fix you with a baleful eye and saunter leisurely.
But now I have mellowed down. So now i don't gnash my teeth when an aunty "bumps" gently into my car or the uncle who's talking on the phone stops in the middle of the road to light his cigarette. I sigh, take a deep breath and accept the inevitable. I have rediscovered myself! And how! :|
