Friday, March 10, 2006

Rain here, Rain there, different rain everywhere

Well, looks like delhi's weather's matching Mumbai. The sky is just as overcast, as laden. Looks like thats the case everywhere in India.. The rains however are not so much of a boon, except perhaps to loiteres, or school children or people who have time to enjoy the weather... or like u say, lovers who're close enough, free enough to spend a day in bed. Whether there to enjoy it or not, the weather is decidedly beautiful.
Farmers everywhere, however are cursing the weather for spoiling their crops. Funny how humans can be so socially crude when their moods and needs suit them. One monsoon they sing and praise the downpour, the other they curse and moan the same.
Except that here in Delhi, it has a sinister edge, a sullen clip to it. Maybe its not so much the rain,more so the aggravated shopkeepers and businessmen fighting to keep their livelihooods apiece.
We were going to the bank, my sis and I. While we waited at a red light, there was a gathering on the square where a crowd of businessmen had gathered listening to speeches made by BJP who's in the opposition right now. They are valiantly making promises to help people deal with it, and making dire threats of excommunicating Shiela Dixit publicly.
While thats all majorly a political play, the fact remains that these miscalculated attempts at transforming Delhi into Paris for the commonwealth games is perhaps the most impractical decision the government can make. A sprawling city like Delhi that has already developed far beyond the offshoots cannot be manipulated to be re-structured according to the Government's whims. the city already boasts a spread of 80kms in all directiions and breeds businesses of every class, type and form imaginable. Someone made a very accurate remark yesterday 'Dilli sabka pet bharti hai'. True, it does house and feed people of all classes, cultures, people from all walks of life.
The weather does seem sullen, as if forecasting a storm in brewing, which seems to be the current mood of Delhiites. To me, the weathers a mood to eat good stuff, grab a good enid blyton, there r even going to b nice movies on Star and HBO.
Lets hope the Govt takes sensible steps to pacify the dilliwallahs. Otherwise, its very likely that I might get a few unexpected leaves from office!!!

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