Till this evening, we hadn’t done our Diwali shopping yet. My folks always prefer T.Nagar for shopping and I dread the crowd. Especially on the eve of Diwali. Been procrastinating the last couple of days and finally succumbed to the ultimatums. So, off we left for Pondy Bazaar, the heart of Chennai’s dress and jewelry market.
Was I in for a surprise or what? At 6:30PM, which is the worst time to get there, the traffic was not only fast moving but light as well. I had expected snarling traffic jams and mentally gave us an hour to head there but instead, we made it under 20 minutes. Even better, I found a parking space within a couple of minutes.
Credit definitely goes to dozens of traffic cops, volunteers and student cadets who have managed the crowds exceedingly well. The Chennai Traffic Police have even roped in the popular Solomon Papaiya to record instructions to the public in his own humorous way. It went very well with the festive joyous mood of the crowd.
However, when most of the cops and volunteers went away at around 10 PM, the traffic snarl was visibly back. Auto rickshaws started to park right outside the big shops hunting for customers, thus blocking the traffic. If autos were bad, some of the private cars are worse. They would do a valet service kind of pickup without any consideration for the traffic hold up.
A clear indication that we lack self discipline and expect to be governed by the cops.
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Was I in for a surprise or what?( is this not kind of girlish language)
Kiruba’s day out -hahahahaha so funny
Happy Diwali Kiruba…I know you southies like to call it deepavali but then that is wrong anyways since hindi is closer to sanskrit
I am not sure if Puneeth is correct. Deepa is a Sanskrit word indicating unrelenting light, so Deepavali is a correct term, so is Diwali (Di maybe for ‘diya’)
Ramesh
Actually ‘Diwali’ is a corrupted / short form of ‘Deepavali’.
Strange that even southies think fashionable to call it ‘Diwali’ ;((
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hi Happy Diwali Kiruba
i think it is not “we” (indians) who lack self discipline but it’s a general human tendency to find the easiest way out on a given problem.
i am in usa and i think why this situation will not occur here – is not because ‘they’ (americans) are self disciplined – it is because usa has tough laws and regulations for these things and hence everybody follows.
in short “india ka system hi kharab hai”
whatsover …. happy diwali to kiruba and all kiruba readers …
ps – if u guyz get time please visit my blog http://dhruvaalmighty.blogspot.com/
So what if Hindi is closer to Sanskrit? Just goes to show that Hindi is a rip off.. Do you think Tamizh is a spin-off from Sanskrit? Get your facts right before you comment on a language that is at least 3000 years old and dont even try to compare the literature..While am not a tamizh fanatic, I will not stand by watching an nincompoop tell me that me that the language I speak is wrong. – Kannan
To Dhruva,
There are no laws in the US which says you should hold the door for others to pass first, yet most in the US do it and most will be promptly thanked. I tried that once on my visit to spensers plaza, chennai. Without exaggeration, a 100 people just walked past me, without even glancing to see who is holding the glass door open for them. As a matter of fact i couldn’t let go of the door lest it hit someone and i simply stood there unable to get in. I never learnt to be considerate to others till i came to the US.
- Patrick Manoj
hi Strange that even southies think fashionable to call it ‘Diwali’ ;((
you nincompoops who talk about 3000 years old languages
Have you read Valmikis ramayan in sanskrit? Do you know what he calls it when ram returns to ayodhya? he calls it diwali..not deepavali
so the original source calls it diwali
thank you
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Kiruba, even you would do wait in car in front of a shop for your family to finish their shopping. I am not saying that it is okay. I am just saying that you have no right to point out.
One day Indians of all walks of life will awaken to realize that if they actually follow traffic rules, things will be better for them.
Until then, monkey see, monkey do.
Kiruba, Im assuming you went shopping on your bike to ease the congestion? Or had CNN left town already?
Kiruba…you must be doing something right, for so many critics to take the time out to lash at you personally and exhibit their jealousies.
Have fun…
- rg
Kiruba’s I never learnt to be considerate to others till i came to the US.
Almost 10% of the global road traffic accidents occur in India. Much of the world wide web is full of sarcasm & mocking of the indisciplined driving on Indian roads. Unfortunately in since 60 years since independence the authorities have failed to publish a National Highway code. Licences are given to anyone who can demonstrate an ability to use the clutch-accelerator, consequently the motoer driving schools teach just that and no more. Concepts such as – blindspots, principle of MSM, the tyre & tarmac rule, 2 second gap and most improtantly giving way are not known to the average Indian driver.
This site http://driving-india.blogspot.com/ has been created with the purpose of providing driver education and training to all Indian road users. It is by far the most comprehensive website providing training in defensive driving. Learning simple road habits can make our roads safe and also free up congestion caused by traffic chaos.
At present 17 driver education videos aimed at changing the driving culture on Indian roads are available. The video are unique in that the footage is real life action from streets of London. We have copied the Western habits: Replaced the dhoti with denim, high rise buildings for Indian cottages, burgers and coke instead of Indian breads and perhaps sugarcane juice. Surely we can copy the Western ways of travelling too.
To watch the videos, interested readers may visit: http://driving-india.blogspot.com/
The videos cover the following topics:
Video 1: Covers the concept of Blind spots
Video 2: Introduces the principle of Mirrors, Signal and Manoeuvre
Video 3: At red lights, stop behind the stop line
Video 4: At red lights there are no free left turns
Video 5: The Zebra belongs to pedestrians
Video 6: Tyres and Tarmac (rather than bumper to bumper)
Video 7: Merging with the Main road
Video 8: Leaving The Main Road
Video 9: Never Cut Corners
Video 10: Show Courtesy on roads
Video 11: 5 Rules that help deal with Roundabouts
Video 12: Speed limits, stopping distances, tailgating & 2 seconds rule
Video 13: Lane discipline and overtaking
Video 14: Low beam or high beam?
Video 15: Parallel (reverse parking) made easy
Video 16: Give the cyclist the respect of a car
Video 17: Dealing with in-car condensation
Many thanks
hi happy dipavali kiruba & advance
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What to talk about Chennai this scenario is prevailing in the entire country. Coimbatore for instance is choked with trafic.