You may blame it on the way Delhi has been plundered through ages that Dilliwalahs are so protective of their spaces. Now these spaces can be parking slots or seats in the Metro – Dilliwalahs look at any one approaching them as a descendent of Nadir Shah. That Dilliwalahs are clannish is well-known though we are yet to figure out whether therein lies the reason that one of every two abuses the Dilliwalahs sling at each other has a kinship reference. Or is it simply a case of bad upbringing? Well, our politicians seem slightly more polished and instead of firing abuses they make do with insults and accusations. And you got to give it to the Delhi politicians for they display a sense of propriety. They slander their own party men with as much fervour as when they take on those they oppose. We have had a Vijay Goel of the BJP take on a Bhojpuri Actor currently playing the role of city’s BJP unit head at arenas next door. Then there is a Ajay Maken of Congress taking on the grand old dame of Delhi. And then there is AAP where a sacked minister is taking on Arvind Kejriwal who seems to be taking on the poet and who in turn seems to be taking on the party. The heat is really on this summer!
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Abuses-the growing abusive culture in Delhi needs to be arrested immediately lest its glorious "Gali-Mohallas" of yesteryears turn into "Gaali-Mohallas".
The growing abusive culture in Delhi needs to be arrested immediately lest its glorious "Gali-Mohallas" of yesteryears turn into "Gaali-Mohallas".
Keep walking :)
Keep walking in this heat and have some beer
Delhi is a jungle. Aggressive. Rude. Sexist. Fascist. Then why is it, that even after 17 years, I have stayed on. I think the answer lies in sporadic acts of kindness I get from people. Who actually tell me the way to a place instead of saying "aagey poochh lo". Who run errands without asking for money first. I feel I belong, when I see those ancient monuments that still remain in the midst of the modern buildings and crowded lanes. They reassure me; make me feel that I too, can survive. So... keep walking!