In Hyderabad after a gap of two years and lo behold! - it has changed quite a bit for the worse!
Back in the day when I used to live here( a born and brought up in Hyderabad girl)and had my friends and relatives visiting from the U.S of A, I'd always find their statements, observations, opinions, call it what you may- about the way hyderabad's changed a little to "firangi" . I mean how much can a place change in such short a span?!?!
Now that I myself have been away for 2 years now, I can see for myself how it has changed... No- the roads, old familiar hangout zones, the buildings, the overall infrastructure seems to remain the same...
What has changed is the sudden sea of humanity- just when did so many peopl decide to make this city their home!? We Hyderabadi's are known for our complete lack of common sense and traffic sense- breaking and or bending rules is our birthright ! What I failed to account for is our sense of perfection- that we can be so perfectly lawless and senseless is something I witness now...
Earlier Hyderabad had some distinction of being a clean and green city- now it may as well be called the dirty, dusty, dry and super sad city... I am truly pained at seeing Hyderabad, and India as a whole in such a pathetic state.
Two years ago there was some semblance of law, order, enforcement and discipline- now we lazy hyderabadi's just decided to do away with it totally- car seat belts no longer seem important, neither does helmets. We never had lane discipline but now we do not even have a 'side' discipline as it were- the manner in which I had to witness oncoming vehicles on my side of the road compelled me to stop and wonder if a two way road was made one way!!!
The city seems to be in an utter state of neglect- what with the powers that be, preoccupied with other apparently important and obviously unimportant matters; with the ruling government, the opposition and other wanna be parties engaging in mudslinging, destruction and money squandering activities , with students and politicians allowed to indulge in vandalism, with the absolute abuse of power becoming a routine- can Hyderabad be anything but BAD...
Whoever named the city sure foresaw the state of affairs the city would land into!!
Back in the day when I used to live here( a born and brought up in Hyderabad girl)and had my friends and relatives visiting from the U.S of A, I'd always find their statements, observations, opinions, call it what you may- about the way hyderabad's changed a little to "firangi" . I mean how much can a place change in such short a span?!?!
Now that I myself have been away for 2 years now, I can see for myself how it has changed... No- the roads, old familiar hangout zones, the buildings, the overall infrastructure seems to remain the same...
What has changed is the sudden sea of humanity- just when did so many peopl decide to make this city their home!? We Hyderabadi's are known for our complete lack of common sense and traffic sense- breaking and or bending rules is our birthright ! What I failed to account for is our sense of perfection- that we can be so perfectly lawless and senseless is something I witness now...
Earlier Hyderabad had some distinction of being a clean and green city- now it may as well be called the dirty, dusty, dry and super sad city... I am truly pained at seeing Hyderabad, and India as a whole in such a pathetic state.
Two years ago there was some semblance of law, order, enforcement and discipline- now we lazy hyderabadi's just decided to do away with it totally- car seat belts no longer seem important, neither does helmets. We never had lane discipline but now we do not even have a 'side' discipline as it were- the manner in which I had to witness oncoming vehicles on my side of the road compelled me to stop and wonder if a two way road was made one way!!!
The city seems to be in an utter state of neglect- what with the powers that be, preoccupied with other apparently important and obviously unimportant matters; with the ruling government, the opposition and other wanna be parties engaging in mudslinging, destruction and money squandering activities , with students and politicians allowed to indulge in vandalism, with the absolute abuse of power becoming a routine- can Hyderabad be anything but BAD...
Whoever named the city sure foresaw the state of affairs the city would land into!!
