A few days back, I was going to meet one of my friend. Usually I take metro because of convenience, but due to some delays happening with metro, I took an auto. I had a very interesting chat with him. He was telling about his family and kids. He told me that he was earning quite well and keeping up with the inflation going on, and in fact he was earning much better than many … [Read more...]
Women To Drive Auto-Rickshaws In Mumbai. But Can You Notice What’s Wrong In This?
Great news, isn’t it? Women driving rickshaws, the most male dominant (though not glamorous) profession and now even women are picking it up. Such a positive step! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got nothing against autos driven by women. That’s one of the most positive things I’ve read. But this is about something else, something that has been running deep in our minds and it has … [Read more...]
Riding On An Auto In Bangalore: A Luxury That Most People Can’t Afford
Who are the ‘rich people’ of Bangalore? The ones who travel in Mercedes and BMWs? No, they might be rich, but the real upper class people are those who travel in auto rickshaws. I can’t say this for any other city, but taking up an auto in Bangalore is really a luxury. On a more serious note, the fare which majority of the auto drivers charge even for covering a small … [Read more...]
Here Is How A Positive Change Can Be Brought In A City By Controlling The Number Of Cars Used.
Small little towns on the country’s map, like that of India, a country with great vastness and diversity, frequently miss out on the importance they deserve from the government as well as the masses. Musing with my thoughts regarding the problems that the residents of the small little town of Jorhat, the city of my academics, face in their daily sustenance, I came up with many … [Read more...]
My Encounters With Corruption – Raising voice against the everyday crime
Well, let’s face it, we all hate corruption and wrong doings, right? We all dream of that one day when we will wake up and realize the very existence of the word corruption or wrong are only to be found in the dictionary. But how many of us even try to do anything about it rather than just avoid it or to just go along with it. Yeah, it’s a very clichéd kind of a thing which we … [Read more...]