Delhi - I love it,I love it not...

Have been two months at home after ISB and not a day has passed when I have wanted to step out but receded in my plans for the scorching weather was far from enticing. Not just the weather, the fleecing auto walas, the noise and somewhere the monotony of hang outs is so apparent. Come evening and the skepticism increases as I wonder if I'll walk without having to bother who is looking and who just came too close for comfort! Pehaps because of this most of us have resigned to a routine- work to home. But there is a caveat to this, I am not a night person and so that side of Delhi remains unexplored! Having said that, it is disappointing to note that IF you are not a night person, you will not enjoy being here. Sad. Gregariousness that borders on nosey-ness, brashness beyond fear, tempers flowing as if every inch of personal and physical space was being invaded .. scary it is to note that relationships at a civic level are souring. People have money, people also have power, direct or indirect, which allows them to act before they think...who needs an underworld when the world at the surface is so vindictive. Crime at home- servants at the neck of their lords, Crime at parties- a brat guns a bartender down, Crime in school- drugs strewn in pockets which should be carrying tickets to a good life, Crime in the parliament - bedlams which are a blotch on what is known as the world's largest democracy and if history is not enough- the Gujjar raucous in the present! The more spoken the less.....The lesser spoken, the better!! However, like everything else, there is some good to this city too... People still manage to survive. An ever increasing urban agglomeration and also teeming millions that only enter the city, there is still an opportunity. People sleep on the roads, but they sleep.... The situation is still not as bad as it is in Mumbai or maybe in Kolkata. Hindi steers you clear, as it would not in many other metros. Then there is the charm of Chandni Chowk, the hip new NCR, the bindaas punjabi culture, some awesome shopping, fab food, great connections to rest of the world and within, an upcoming metro line... and my home :-). Some things that still keep me here. Look forward to seeing how long our relationship lasts...