tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110122507987898787.post3273873682744377711..comments2024-02-18T18:45:14.469+05:30Comments on Mezze Moments: Delhi 100Mezze Momentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175932061286866351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110122507987898787.post-32284263448157021172011-12-13T14:23:29.569+05:302011-12-13T14:23:29.569+05:30Thanks for your comment though I have to say i do ...Thanks for your comment though I have to say i do not share some of your rationale. MMMarina Marangosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110122507987898787.post-84631677006739509972011-12-12T19:02:29.535+05:302011-12-12T19:02:29.535+05:30Did you know there is a legend that whoever tries ...Did you know there is a legend that whoever tries to build a new city in Delhi will see their rule come to an end very soon? I guess the Brits didn't know that. On the stone mason's picture - while there are plenty of poor people, I wouldn't feel too sorry for the artisan in "threadbare clothes chiselling away". He's a skilled labourer who probably gets paid far more than the illegal Bangladeshi migrant crowding around your car window at the traffic light. As for the shabby clothes, I once made the mistake of asking one such worker why he dressed so badly when he made good pay, only to be asked sarcastically in return, "Which ullu ka pattha (bloody damn fool) wears poshak (Sunday best) to do work?" No doubt he meant upper class twits who do no work with their hands,i.e. me and all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com