New Delhi's Neighbor - Gurgaon

 
Today we were discussing about Gurgaon. How this city has come up in last 10 years and now is it worth living here or not? When Delhi became congested and there was not enough space to open new offices, companies did not intend to shift base from here as they saw that there is no dearth of professional and skilled labor here. So they decided to find a new places not far away from Delhi which are now called as Millennium Cities which include Noida and Gurgaon.

The companies have set up huge offices in world class buildings made by DLF, Unitech and other builders. I think these builders would not be in a position they are now if there were no Gurgaon or Noida. But looking back at the things, talking about Gurgaon it has not developed as one would have like to. If any city would have given 10 years to develop, they would not want to see what Gurgaon is today. Lack of transport, water, electricity, and bad roads, you name them and you will not see all the basic necessities of a city in a good condition. I daily travel to Gurgaon and when I try to compare Delhi and Gurgaon, I see Delhi far better than Gurgaon. If you want to travel from Huda City Center Metro Station to any place, you will find auto rickshaw walaas hurdling around you and try to loot you with the fares. This is not just limited at Huda City Center, infact same scene is visible at every metro station.

Delhi metro is one big thing which has happened to Gurgaon but it is only because of efforts from Delhi government otherwise Haryana government has not invested anything in the city. They have just taken money from companies so that they can setup their offices. But it is hard to find any project started by Haryana government. Its only private players like DLF who have started working on Gurgaon metro. The roads in Gurgaon are worst. One should have balls of steel while traveling on Gurgaon roads.

Though many residential colonies are now there in Gurgaon, but still I feel that it is not a good place to live. I have seen people struggling with their lives in Gurgaon. If you are rich and in the elite class then its OK to live there but middle class families still find this place tough to live. I find Delhi to be more exciting and worth living.

Who is taking a dig at New Delhi?

From the past few years, media is taking full on against New Delhi reporting various articles that it is a bad place to live as compare to other cities. It is not safe for women, it is a rape capital, etc, etc. These reporters are mostly those people who are finding it difficult to live in New Delhi. They are not adjusting well enough and then blame New Delhi for everything. It is not a place that makes city, it is people who make it. When there are people who cannot adjust and find it difficult to survive then they blame the city. When will these people understand that it is you who make the city. If you want to blame New Delhi, first see your habits. I have seen many people from different cities spitting, littering at every place they find it. I am not saying that these people should not come to Delhi, but can you guys please behave and show some courtesy and manners to make this place better place to live.

So if you think only New Delhi is bad then please read below mentioned articles as well. You will get to know that it is not about any particular city, it is about people who dwell here.

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My point here is that these journalists, reporters does not see the real India. They just have some writing skills which they show in these stories when they do not find certain place good. Every city has its advantages and disadvantages, it is just the people who need to adjust.

Austerity Drive- Holy cow shit!

( I have updated the title of this post after Shashi Tharoor's tweet!!)

There is lot of news these days regarding the Congress Working Committee's (CWC) so called austerity drive where all the politicians of congress would keep their life simple and they will travel by economy class. Day before yesterday Sonia Gandhi travelled in economy class flight and then last night Rahul Gandhi travelled by Shatabdi Express economy class, though the stones were pelted on the train midway by some hooligans. But I think this is just another crazy shit method of Congress to gain some popularity and driving away attention of people from more important real issues.

But the dice thrown by Congress seems to be hurting themselves. We know how much people's money these politicians waste every day. They all have occupied posh areas of New Delhi and everyday we see so much money wasted on their security. These people want to live their life king size, every now and then creating traffic jams when they travel here and there in the city.

My humble request to Mrs. Pratibha Patil to vacate the Rashtrapati Bhawan (President House) now. What's the use of living in a more than 100 room building. Come on, you can easily find 10 bedroom posh house in New Delhi. We guys pay property tax. What you pay Mrs. Patil? Occupying 100 room building without paying property tax.

If Congress really wants to remove poverty from India, there are whole lot of issues to concentrate rather than harassing Indian public by traveling in economy class because of your security concerns.