Delhi strikes me as an unusual place. I had expected something far more clichéd. It isn’t.. it’s a bit bizarre actually.. unusual. It is the political centre of India no doubt but it seems to be eccentric…I get the impression that there is an awareness of the chilling seriousness of the role it plays in the country and an awareness of its own shortcomings..
Some of the people you come across here are really very sophisticated indeed as befits the capital of a populous country.
there is a spotlessly clean park at the central roundabout called conaught place.. where the shiny traffic circles on polished bitumen.... but the rest of the entire country looks like a rubbish dump with pigs running around in it.. . Sorry .. to me it does.
I just don’t believe it. delhi i mean. Its on some different grid.
new delhi was designed by some architect as a candidate for the capital of the commonwealth by the looks.. but.. the reality is that the indians haven’t taken to the role.. no.. not at all really.. I wouldn’t hold my breath either. The commonwealth is pretty much defunct anyway. The 19th commonwealth games are playing here right now.. I don’t think anyone could care less.
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