The Visitors in Dilli
(I have chosen to remove this write up because of my deep association and respect for my loving friends from across India, especially Bihar and North East, and due to their affection, which has always influenced me to their respective culture and upbringing in totality. Feb.10,2010)
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Comment by Ruchi Shrimali...
Despite your passionate article on 'Dilli Wallahs being criticized by Outsiders', I still feel that your approach is not correct. Haven't you head of Dilli Wallahs criticizing places they visit? People come here because Delhi does provide more opportunities - in health, education, and job prospects. Who ever denies that? These reports are just about what one experiences when he or she comes to Delhi. These experiences may stem from the cultural shock they receive or unpleasant experiences they had. What do you want? Only a person who praises Delhi should stay here. It's not about Delhi, my friend. It's about comfort zone.
When I came to Delhi for the first time, I had a very bad bus travel experience that got imprinted on my mind forever. When I criticize public transport in Delhi today, I am only talking of Dilli wallahs. It includes those who travelled in that bus, especially the person I pushed out of the bus (and I don' even know where he was from). Of course, it is not the bus who misbehaved with me but the experience occurred in Delhi. When I voice my opinion of lack of safety for women in bus, I am talking from my experience. I am not blaming Delhi. You cannot stop people from commenting on their experiences. It's not only unfair but also unhealthy.
You wrote about girls from Northeast. Of course, they didn't had the opportunity to study or grow career-wise in their own state. So they came to Delhi. But Sandeep, you cannot be so naive as not to realize that what image people have on their minds when it comes to Northeastern girls, irrespective of how they behave or dress up. Do you say that if they feel unsafe at Delhi, they should go back to their state instead of expressing their concerns wherever they feel safe enough to do so. Don't you know what is the image people have of police and courts in our country? If one is not brave enough to face any consequence, one should cow down and go back to his state. Doesn't that sound like an American saying that if Indians think that America or western culture is bad, they should go back to their country?
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