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Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Friday, 8 July 2011
Monsoons
Love them or hate them but you just can't ignore them.
In fact, in India especially in Delhi one can never ignore any season, if its winters people die because of the cold wave, if it's summers people die of heat wave, if its rainy season people die of water, so be it any season you just cannot ignore it.
I am one of those few privileged ones who can enjoy the delicious mangoes that summers bring from the confines of my AC, who can enjoy the sarson ka saag in the winters without having to worry about freezing to death but monsoons tend to be a different affair altogether though I am still better off considering my house does not get flooded or I do not get cut off from humanity because the river running nearby has flooded and even though we as a country boast of being able to maintain 8% growth rate when the rest of the world was reeling under recession but are still unable to manage our rivers which we know (for the last hundred years at least) will flood or take preventive measures to protect people living around them, but monsoons do have a knack of troubling the rich living in cities as well, more so if you live in a city like Delhi where infrastructure caters to only one-fourth of the population living.
But I still love them. Why? In a country which is drenched with Sun, it is nice to have few months off from him.
I like getting wet in the rain, letting my hair down, taking out my cycle and going away and laughing at people running helter skelter to escape from it and in the process giving others a chance to laugh as well. I also love seeing the Yamuna relive its glory and reclaim the land that is rightfully its. The fresh and clean trees are also a welcome sight after the dust laden leaves of summers, the smell of sun baked soil receiving its first shower of the season, the little shoots of budding everywhere giving a look of green carpet spread across.
Each coin has two sides, so do the monsoons. Its not just the rivers that flood but also the roads so in case you are driving around this time in Delhi or Mumbai please don't take the underpass, there are traffic snarls everywhere. If you happen to be using public transport user (such as myself ) be sure to carry a deodorant and a good book with you, will not suggest an umbrella because when it rains in Delhi it most certainly pours and your umbrella will just be insufficient. Let me tell you why you will need a book and a deo-- Like I mentioned there are traffic snarls everywhere so a journey of half hour can take you two hours and what better way to pass this time than by catching up on reading. Since your fellow commuters will also be wet and after a long day at work smelly as well, a deodorant can work effectively in providing a short term relief from the stench. This is if public transport is available because more often than not as soon as it rains the already erratic system becomes completely dysfunctional.
In order to enjoy the monsoons you could do the following -- Take leave during monsoons but this not possible for most of us, the second option being, Work from home. Another one could be to pitch a tent in your office and live there, this will also cut on your travel time and might end up increasing your productivity and maybe earning brownie points with your boss. And if none of these work fold your hands and pray to God that no road is flooded, there are no jams and the transport system is working like clockwork and in addition also say a prayer that God listens to you and pays heed.
Good luck and hope you enjoy these monsoons.
In fact, in India especially in Delhi one can never ignore any season, if its winters people die because of the cold wave, if it's summers people die of heat wave, if its rainy season people die of water, so be it any season you just cannot ignore it.
I am one of those few privileged ones who can enjoy the delicious mangoes that summers bring from the confines of my AC, who can enjoy the sarson ka saag in the winters without having to worry about freezing to death but monsoons tend to be a different affair altogether though I am still better off considering my house does not get flooded or I do not get cut off from humanity because the river running nearby has flooded and even though we as a country boast of being able to maintain 8% growth rate when the rest of the world was reeling under recession but are still unable to manage our rivers which we know (for the last hundred years at least) will flood or take preventive measures to protect people living around them, but monsoons do have a knack of troubling the rich living in cities as well, more so if you live in a city like Delhi where infrastructure caters to only one-fourth of the population living.
But I still love them. Why? In a country which is drenched with Sun, it is nice to have few months off from him.
I like getting wet in the rain, letting my hair down, taking out my cycle and going away and laughing at people running helter skelter to escape from it and in the process giving others a chance to laugh as well. I also love seeing the Yamuna relive its glory and reclaim the land that is rightfully its. The fresh and clean trees are also a welcome sight after the dust laden leaves of summers, the smell of sun baked soil receiving its first shower of the season, the little shoots of budding everywhere giving a look of green carpet spread across.
Each coin has two sides, so do the monsoons. Its not just the rivers that flood but also the roads so in case you are driving around this time in Delhi or Mumbai please don't take the underpass, there are traffic snarls everywhere. If you happen to be using public transport user (such as myself ) be sure to carry a deodorant and a good book with you, will not suggest an umbrella because when it rains in Delhi it most certainly pours and your umbrella will just be insufficient. Let me tell you why you will need a book and a deo-- Like I mentioned there are traffic snarls everywhere so a journey of half hour can take you two hours and what better way to pass this time than by catching up on reading. Since your fellow commuters will also be wet and after a long day at work smelly as well, a deodorant can work effectively in providing a short term relief from the stench. This is if public transport is available because more often than not as soon as it rains the already erratic system becomes completely dysfunctional.
In order to enjoy the monsoons you could do the following -- Take leave during monsoons but this not possible for most of us, the second option being, Work from home. Another one could be to pitch a tent in your office and live there, this will also cut on your travel time and might end up increasing your productivity and maybe earning brownie points with your boss. And if none of these work fold your hands and pray to God that no road is flooded, there are no jams and the transport system is working like clockwork and in addition also say a prayer that God listens to you and pays heed.
Good luck and hope you enjoy these monsoons.
Friday, 1 July 2011
Morning
The red Sun opening its eyes from the deep slumber
The whip of cold air before it turns into a ball of fire
The song of birds before it is silenced by humans
The fragrance of flowers before it is blown away by pollution
The empty roads before they turn into a pool of cars
There is something about mornings...
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