Camels, the 'Ships of the Desert', their movements undulate as they make their way round a traffic circle in town, pulling a farmer and his cart behind, so tall that as we navigate the traffic together, we have to crane our necks and look upwards to see their stoical, inscrutable expressions, high above us. But that was last year. We don't see camels any more in town and there are less cows. Traffic has increased. Dusty Old Padra Road has been converted into a 6 lane highway, almost over night. The streets are cleaner and there are less plastic bags around. A few months ago, they started charging for plastic bags in all the big shops. This policy has been applied across the board and it has become a kind of desirable status symbol. 'We charge for plastic bags' - it is said with pride.
The urbanisation of India is happening so quickly that it is breathtaking. The old ways are being replaced by an unstoppable machine of progress. What next ? We seem to be moving from the 19th century to the 21st century without the intervening years !!
The urbanisation of India is happening so quickly that it is breathtaking. The old ways are being replaced by an unstoppable machine of progress. What next ? We seem to be moving from the 19th century to the 21st century without the intervening years !!
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