Mumbai vs. Delhi
Today at one of the Blog i find a post on Delhi, our national capital. Somebody has complained to the author that so many people write about their home city but very less has ever been written about Delhi. So Mumbai Girl(blog name) wrote about the things a Delhite would be proud of. The list included education facilities, Delhi haat, bahri sons (a book shop) at khan market, National Museaum, Janpath, Humanyun's tomp, chandni chowk, lajpat nagar, delhi's place in history etc etc.
I did my graduation from Delhi and spent another 2 years there. The only thing i can include in "why to be proud of Delhi" for a delhite would be its superior infrastructure in comparison to other indian cities. It has a network of six lanes, eight lanes roads. There has been a lot of development in respect of building flyovers. One can see amazingly good flyovers at Ring Road especially at AIIMS, Dhaula Kuan, Ashram.
Govt. can build roads, construct sky scrapers, start metro rail but it cannot change the attitude of people living there. People at Delhi can pick a fight over a very petty issue. An issue could be as small as wrong overtaking, conductor asking ticket in Blue Line, Why the bus did not stop at a non designated stop when somebody raised his hand. The crime rate in the city is also very high. Anybody can vouch it from the newspaper there. It would definitely carry some news of murder, rape, dacoity, robbery, theft & cheating. Night hours are not at all safe for women. The problem may lie in the heavy movement of people from border states of U.P, Haryana & Rajasthan.
I have always compared Delhi to somebody who has recently gained some wealth. Novea Riche (correctly spelt ?) can be a better term. Those people who have all the resources to their command but do not have taste. Nobody can develop taste just be earning a fortune. It can only be nurtured.
Mumbai is complete antithesis of Delhi. It has poor infrastructure, not so good educational facilities and not a very marked historical background. But (actually a big BUT) it has culture. People here have good social values. They are enjoying independence but with responsibility. No one unduly intervenes in some body else affair. Forget road fighting, you can not even see a verbal one. It makes this city rocking and it is the spirit, mumbai is known for.
I did my graduation from Delhi and spent another 2 years there. The only thing i can include in "why to be proud of Delhi" for a delhite would be its superior infrastructure in comparison to other indian cities. It has a network of six lanes, eight lanes roads. There has been a lot of development in respect of building flyovers. One can see amazingly good flyovers at Ring Road especially at AIIMS, Dhaula Kuan, Ashram.
Govt. can build roads, construct sky scrapers, start metro rail but it cannot change the attitude of people living there. People at Delhi can pick a fight over a very petty issue. An issue could be as small as wrong overtaking, conductor asking ticket in Blue Line, Why the bus did not stop at a non designated stop when somebody raised his hand. The crime rate in the city is also very high. Anybody can vouch it from the newspaper there. It would definitely carry some news of murder, rape, dacoity, robbery, theft & cheating. Night hours are not at all safe for women. The problem may lie in the heavy movement of people from border states of U.P, Haryana & Rajasthan.
I have always compared Delhi to somebody who has recently gained some wealth. Novea Riche (correctly spelt ?) can be a better term. Those people who have all the resources to their command but do not have taste. Nobody can develop taste just be earning a fortune. It can only be nurtured.
Mumbai is complete antithesis of Delhi. It has poor infrastructure, not so good educational facilities and not a very marked historical background. But (actually a big BUT) it has culture. People here have good social values. They are enjoying independence but with responsibility. No one unduly intervenes in some body else affair. Forget road fighting, you can not even see a verbal one. It makes this city rocking and it is the spirit, mumbai is known for.
posted by Bedevilled at 4:37 PM
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