There is something about people from cities which are the Capitals of a State or Nation, or was once the Capital of a Kingdom.
Maybe the political activity and intrigues are at its peak in these cities, which, over a period, impacts the character of the people in that city.
As a rule, they are less trustworthy, very self centered and prone to indulge in subterfuge.
I have noticed this amongst the people from Thiruvananthapuram (I mean no disrespect to anyone here, there are exceptions to my statement and in any case this is only my opinion). it is said that one has to be very careful with the people of this city lest they pull you down (kaalu varal in Malayalam) when least expected. So much so that even the presiding deity of Thiruvananthapuram, Sree Padmanabhaswamy is lying down in Anathasayanam, for fear of his leg being pulled!!
I have lived in Thanjavur, which for centuries was the Capital of the Powerful Chola dynasty, and have seen the natives being relatively more self centered and prone to gossip than someone from, say Coimbatore or my native town Palakkad.
The ability of the people living in these Capitals to circumvent the laws and twist it to suit them is amazing.
This is especially true of Delhiites. I frankly expect the Odd Even Scheme (I am no great fan of either this hare brained scheme nor Aravind Kejariwal) to fall flat during the first trial period itself, and was mildly surprised when the people of Delhi co-operated. The Delhi people are very resourceful, and there is a big industry that thrives only on helping people circumvent the laws, and as a rule they have less scruples.
Come Phase 2 the Delhi people have shown their true colours and are out with a vengeance to break this scheme. Neither has it reduced the pollution, nor the traffic.
It is a crying shame that the media and the people in general are more taken in by Kejariwals gimmicks like the Odd Even Scheme than the solid work being done by Modi on multiple fronts. There is a silent revolution happening in the ground level in India, with more money being spent properly on various schemes that shall lead to sustainable development. The Modi government is making our day to day life easier. For NRIs, dispensing away with the unwanted immigration form is a small but welcome relief. The liberalization of E Visas has boosted our image overseas and is bound to increase the tourist traffic. The MEA is doing a great job for Overseas Indians. If they only shake up the Indian Embassies overseas and make them NRI friendly!
The Infrastructure development, the revolution on the toilet front ( a toilet is being constructed in India every 2 seconds ), a silent revolution in the Agricultural front (E Market should help the farmers get much better returns and the improvement in Defence procurement and Railways are noteworthy.
It is time now to break the current educational system and remould it totally. That our education system is a disaster is known to all. Instead of tinkering with the text books to weed out the pro communist history, the need of the hour is to adopt the policy of 'Destruction for Construction' and completely revamp the education to make it more skill oriented than by rote learning oriented. The transition will take time, but a beginning has to be made.
Most of the good work conceived by Modi is being torpedoed by the Delhi based Luteyans cabal of politicians, IAS officers and vested interests, who doesn't have the interest of the nation in mind, but only their self interests.
A good idea will be to create task forces that work as far away from Delhi as possible and give them the mandate to implement the changes.
Will it happen?
