When we landed in Delhi, back after more than five years, we were impressed by the diversity in India. It is not only that we see dogs, cows, camels, sheep, dromedary, elephants, buffaloes, and on. The streets have a wide variety of automobiles of all shapes, sizes and sounds. Neither in the East nor in the West have I seen such diversity of vehicular forms. Recently, the technologies used in buses running in Bangalore caught my attention. Of course, there are buses which are 30 years old, running side by side with those acquired last month. But this one kept announcing the next stop, the name of the stop again as it slows down - just like the Metro/LRT/MRT/Skytrain.
In Kolkata I had seen handpulled rickshaws which are still operational in some parts. But in Pondicherry, the cycle rickshaws have disappeared. Even the endless row of cycles parked on the roadside have suddenly turned into scooters and motorcycles of various brands and capacities.
Listening to the sounds of languages - Marathi, Konkani, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Mizo - all in two days travel.
The dresses of people also have no sembalnce of similarities with each other. Walking on one of the lanes in Manipal I saw a tailor specialising in Baju Kurung, Kebaya and juba.
The funny thing is that this is a country where you can get along without wearing anything on the one hand and on the other, most people are too overdressed for their climate and weather.
In Kolkata I had seen handpulled rickshaws which are still operational in some parts. But in Pondicherry, the cycle rickshaws have disappeared. Even the endless row of cycles parked on the roadside have suddenly turned into scooters and motorcycles of various brands and capacities.
Listening to the sounds of languages - Marathi, Konkani, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Mizo - all in two days travel.
The dresses of people also have no sembalnce of similarities with each other. Walking on one of the lanes in Manipal I saw a tailor specialising in Baju Kurung, Kebaya and juba.
The funny thing is that this is a country where you can get along without wearing anything on the one hand and on the other, most people are too overdressed for their climate and weather.
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