If I were Arpita I would really feel belittled. Being adopted is fine. Being adopted means being accepted by the family as one of their own. After which where the person came from becomes irrelevant. All through the media mania of her wedding the only thing that kept coming across, how the beggar maid, caught …
The Lords of the Road
The bus slowly stops, the door opens allowing the hot air inside, suddenly one becomes aware of how cool it was within the bus. it also allows a swarm of people who barricade the entrance these the “auto drivers,” These people are a tourists first exposure to the city. You can be assured that they …
Shoe-Keepers
Like a true Udupi -ite last Thursday I went to the “rayara matta” at Hyderabad, this was the sight that greeted me, I left my footwear outside and walked in, when I came out a girl popped from nowhere and demanded money for the footwear I shooed her away... but it made me think We were …
Dealing With traffic offenders.
Parking on the footpath. Vendors hogging the footpath Bullying auto drivers Are parts of the great Indian civic society. We live and survive through it. The next level of this is-- the motorists who break the traffic rules. Most of the offenders don’t stop when signalled, and then there are few diligent ones who do …
The Road Hogs
This is the road safety week, I hear talks, about helmet wearing, speed driving, congested roads all cited as examples. Everyone is aware where the repair work has to be done. But there are small things we don’t ask, why do these accidents occur? Just look at our road hogs... If you wonder what I …
sanitation for the roadside worker
The World Health Organization states that: "Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also …
