Back from the land without electricity
Well, Its been long since I've blogged. And no reason in specific but just that I was a bit preoccupied and then went on a long delayed leave to my home town. My home town is Meerut (U.P) and I went there to visit my grand parents..
I had been a long time since I had met them so took a leave to visit them and stay with them for awhile. They are great people with very little expectations from other people, including their children. I have never seen anyone more proud and self reliant even with their old age and related health problems.
By the way, if you don't already know, Meerut is a town in Uttar Pradesh (U.P). Its a little town and being in U.P hasn't helped much. When I went there I couldn't see any significant change compared to my last visit there (except for a new multiplex thats just completed). The people there are also not very hospitable and the language is pretty harsh (roudy). But nevertheless, it is my home town :).
Another bad point was that the town has a power cut ranging from 10 hrs to 18 hrs everyday. So, practically the town runs on generators or invertors..
The daily newspaper is a typical bollywood masala type paper with murder,fire,rape and corruption practically covering the whole news.
And when I had arrived there, it hadn't rained for 2 months which is astonishing considering it is the rainy season. But, noone complains!!!
Why?
Cause everyone is use to this stuff. It is EXPECTED. Talk about low expectations :P.
Anyway, I am back in Pune (which has electricity, thanks God for that) and back at work :(.
I had been a long time since I had met them so took a leave to visit them and stay with them for awhile. They are great people with very little expectations from other people, including their children. I have never seen anyone more proud and self reliant even with their old age and related health problems.
By the way, if you don't already know, Meerut is a town in Uttar Pradesh (U.P). Its a little town and being in U.P hasn't helped much. When I went there I couldn't see any significant change compared to my last visit there (except for a new multiplex thats just completed). The people there are also not very hospitable and the language is pretty harsh (roudy). But nevertheless, it is my home town :).
Another bad point was that the town has a power cut ranging from 10 hrs to 18 hrs everyday. So, practically the town runs on generators or invertors..
The daily newspaper is a typical bollywood masala type paper with murder,fire,rape and corruption practically covering the whole news.
And when I had arrived there, it hadn't rained for 2 months which is astonishing considering it is the rainy season. But, noone complains!!!
Why?
Cause everyone is use to this stuff. It is EXPECTED. Talk about low expectations :P.
Anyway, I am back in Pune (which has electricity, thanks God for that) and back at work :(.
posted by Who me? | 11:09 AM
6 Comments:
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dont be so critical
u live in a city that is maybe 5 times costlier than meerut
and pune is the industrial hub
maybe UP boasts itself of agriculture
i thinks we should look for an honest farmers opinion
Ask the farmers there, and you will feel I am all praise for the place..
No electricity doesn't help the farmers.. No rain doesn't help.. Its bad out there, and no one cares. Thats whats wrong with the place..
indian politics sucks
Mr escapeVarun u wnat to escape to M.P again ?
Good to see u back in action.
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