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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Incredible India in Incredible Indian Traffic

Indian traffic condition is a true metaphor of Indian way of life. Indians are fastest or, try to be fastest while driving, knowing fully well it wont help them reach sooner beacuse of other unavoidable variables.
Similarly in India, no matter how well organized your plans are, more often than not you cannot attain your goal in time because of unavoidable variables. You know what I mean.

Indian roads are full of almost all modes of transport, in terms of number or lack of wheels, in terms of technological advancement, in terms of speed. Indian living is full of examples of various degrees of facilitation and bottlenecks, in almost all walks of life.

For example you can get fresh vegetables at your doorstep, thanks to the enterprising vegetable vendor, but you can't get your passport on time in spite of all tall claims by the government.

Just try to compare the nonchalant gaze of a ruminating cow in the middle of a 100 feet road and it will remind you of lessons on Karma and Moksha in Bhagwat Gita.