India's big cities (that are apologies for the term 'metros') have been deified to such an extent by the media that poor Cochin too is straining at the leash to become one itself.....
What once used to be a beautiful and very clean town has now become overpopulated, congested, polluted, savaged, filthy and haphazardly planned......
And people describe Cochin as the most 'developed' part of Kerala !!!
I was just going through her gallery. well, it is a novel concept but she is a pathetic photographer!! all her photographs are badly framed over-processed to hide the faults..
RE:Pathetic
by Guest on Jun 26, 2008 02:31 AM Permalink
I agree. Most of her photos lack symmetry and the composition is just horrible. Notice how most of the first 15 photos are cut off at odd places. This is my first comment on rediff and I had to do it because those photos of Mumbai are just bad. Bad.
Mumbai is a reflection of India in true sense . People from all over India come here , earn money , live together , send it to their dear ones in villages . so if u r cusring mumbai , remember that brothers from ur state also r staying here and responsible for it .
Not just Mumbai, we need to look at every city in India. This mindless policy of urbanization is not going to take people anywhere. Its only going to give you slums, beggars, filth, overflowing drains, tap water with drain filth, foul air, submerged roads & drains. Until governments seriously put a cap on the nos of buildings to be allowed per square km, earmark sufficient road space, open space & park space, trees, life is going to be one hell for people. All these kind of overcrowded cities will only produce a few things - wealth in the hands of a few, filth for all, and a stressful way of life, suicides and diseases. God save our cities and our Govt. policies..!
RE:Filth and stress for all...
by Annu Malik on Jun 25, 2008 07:39 PM Permalink
India has already become a garbage dump. You see filth wherever our great populace has even 0.1% presence. With slack, or non-existant regulations, its only going to become worse. In the last 30 years I have seen beautiful places in India absolutely destroyed by junk, filth and garbage. People have zero civic sense, whether they are illiterate or Ph.Ds. Peeing, shitting, spitting, throwing all kinds of things everywhere. We are a nation of filthiest people on earth. I have been to even African countries struggling with poverty, but nowhere have I seen filth to this extent...
RE:Filth and stress for all...
by junaid anwar on Jun 25, 2008 08:02 PM Permalink
exactly right i have had the opportunity to live in some parts of the world i can safely say that we r one of the filtiest people on earth.
RE:Filth and stress for all...
by Jagadeesan R on Jun 25, 2008 08:08 PM Permalink
Yep Folks, we are a nation which cannot assure drinking water and sanitation to it's citizens, and calls itself the IT superpower. Sometimes, I feel ashamed to call myself Indian.
RE:Filth and stress for all...
by junaid anwar on Jun 25, 2008 08:26 PM Permalink
i assure you a clean drinking water to u and ur family maan.just shell out 12 rupees a bottle for bisleri,there is no free lunch as such now,how many of us pay taxes and including you to the nation's coffers.dont be ashamed just pay taxes and encourage others to do as well.
RE:Filth and stress for all...
by Effortless on Jun 26, 2008 11:38 AM Permalink
Can you assure that the bottled water is 100% pure and not contaminated with other water? Why pay 15 rupees when you cant guarantee that?
RE:Filth and stress for all...
by a on Jun 26, 2008 11:19 AM Permalink
what a stupid comment. how many people in india can afford 10 bottles of bisleri everyday to drink and cook. millions are paying taxes. are they getting drinkable water?
RE:Filth and stress for all...
by AB CD on Jul 05, 2008 11:56 AM Permalink
You should be ashamed of your existence man! You should be ashamed that you exist... You should be ashamed that you were born... I am ashamed of you... Don't ever let the world know that you're Indian... because India is ashamed of you... Fockers....
RE:Mumbai is the BEST
by Rajesh Shetty on Jun 25, 2008 07:39 PM Permalink
Your language best describes your culture. And can u pls tell who are outsiders ? Those that came from Bihar, or U.P, Karnataka, or from other parts of Maharastra itself like Pune, Thane, Nashik ? Or those that stayed in Mumbai from past few days....? ....weeks ? months..? years...? decades...? or ....centuries...??? Bcos Mumbai without the influx of outsiders would have been a small time time town like any other with its resident local population.
A city like Mumbai has made scapegoat by the Congress and migrants from other states for selfish reasons. Do any other state in India allow people from other states to enjoy all activities very freely? There may be migrants in other states, but are very limited.
There should have been a LICENSING POLICY in this state long before......
RE:Stop Influx in the city!!!
by Money tvs on Jun 25, 2008 08:12 PM Permalink
Probably you are a Mumbai from in the well. every state has migrant population. It's the people from other states who create wealth in Mumbai. if it weren't for these people Mumbai has no metropolitan image, not development It would have been just like another Nagpur. wake up mann. The days of isolationism are over. We live in world of symbiosis. each of us depend on the others.
RE:Stop Influx in the city!!!
by Rajesh Shetty on Jun 25, 2008 08:45 PM Permalink
Agreed totally Mr. Kulkarni, Mumbai without its migrants would have been a very very clean place, with clean air, no filth, no overflowing drains, no slums. Without its migrants, it would also have been a sleepy village, difficult to locate on the map of India, with clean beaches, no Reclaimation Bay, no Metro, no Bollywood, no cricket mania, no over the roof prices of real estate of over Rs. 20,000 per sft which you people are enjoying.......After all a typical Indian village land does not fetch you more than Rs. 300 per sft...isnt it..? Sounds good...? or a bit too scary..??
RE:Stop Influx in the city!!!
by srinivas Yadagani on Jun 25, 2008 07:26 PM Permalink
hey kulkarni, dont u know abt migration in other cities. coma and have a look at Hyderabad, Chennai Bangalore all these cities are made by immigrants.
RE:Stop Influx in the city!!!
by junaid anwar on Jun 25, 2008 08:05 PM Permalink
kulkarni cant do anything except complain,i m afraid marathis cant become self reliant or rich with this attitude.
This is attrocious tht ur comparing a city with 7 star rating and A SLUM. In mumbai u can find Beggars everywhere wheres in NY u find Designer stores everywhere.
RE:New york doesnt have beggars
by sweeto t on Jun 25, 2008 07:50 PM Permalink
bandar adrak ka swaad nahi janta but Mumbai ka smell to zaroor janta hai isliye mumbai kam bandar bacha hai
