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ठण्ड के अपने मजे कोई खुले मैं, कोई मफलर मैं.

Around a time very close to the Delhi winter, the city administration suddenly realized to complete a long pending task. And several “illegal” night shelters were brought down..

Following is an excerpt from City Improbable writing on Delhi, a Delhi anthology edited by Khushwant Singh. The book is a complete rendezvous with Delhi, its historical as well as recent past and its present and is aptly reviewed by the Telegraph as, “Anyone who has ever had anything to do with Delhi, or is interested in the history of cities, should take a look at this collection”.

Needless to say, it is a collector’s item that has tried to capture the mystical majesty of the city of cities in a wonderfully comprehensive manner!

But you don’t see that kind of thing as often as you used to. Delhi has become a very polluted and congested city. It has more cars than Bombay, Calcutta and Madras put together. So there is more poison on the air than in the other cities. That and the reckless use of pesticides has taken a heavy toll of insect, amphibian and bird life. In the rainy season, no frogs croak, no fireflies or moths are to be seen. Vultures have disappeared, sparrows have become scarce. The incidence of asthma and bronchial ailments has shown an alarming increase, and if residents of Delhi mange to survive it is because of the greenery around them.

The not-so-loveable aspect of Delhi is entirely manmade. Delhiwalas are about the most inconsiderate of the human species you can encounter. They think nothing of throwing their garbage into their neighbour’s homes or on the road. they observe no road rules and are ever eager to overtake others, blow their horns and get into violent arguments. On an average four to six people are killed every day by cars and buses. About the same number are murdered in cold blood. Thefts and burglaries  are a daily feature. Molesting women in buses is a common practice.

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टहनी रोपण

पिछले दिनों के  सुखद मानसून और तेज आंधी के कारण टूटी टहनी को यह तीनो बच्चे बडे लगन के साथ दुबारा रोपने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं.

लेकिन इन मासूमो को क्या पता की यह आंधी से गिरी एक डाल हे लाखो के तादाद में लोग आस पास पेड़ काट कर विनाश कर रहे है. चलिये नन्हों ने मरते पर्यावरण के प्रति कुछ सकारात्मक सोच तो रखी.

Sent by Shri Rakesh Khatri of Nature Foundation India

Previously on Delhi Greens:

• Plastic Baba Ki Jai Ho

The following image and related text is sent by our good friend and well wisher, Shri Rakesh Khatri of Nature Foundation India. The image was captured in Mayur Vihar Phase 3 but is a common sight in several parts of Delhi.

उपरोक्त चित्र सिद्ध प्लास्टिक बाबा की समाधी का हे . अगर आप यहाँ एक थैली बाँध कर मन्नत मांगते है तो यह बाबा आपके घर को प्लास्टिक थैलों  से भरपूर कर देगा.

शर्म नहीं आती हमको.  हम तो कचरा करते ही थे अपने धरम को भी इसमे जोड़ लिया. मन्नत और थैली बांधने का समय दिन या मौका ना खोये. आये और इस शर्मनाक कार्य मैं दिलखोल कर थैली बांधे. आगे आने वाली पीडी को (पर्यावरण प्रेमी  माफ़ करियेगा)प्लास्टिक बैग  प्रेमी बनाये.

आग्रह पूर्वक
सयोंजक
प्लास्टिक बैग फैलाओ  कमेटी
धन्यवाद

The Endangered Sea Turtle is made of 800 children and several colors of Earth.
It is crying tears made of pop bottles.

The above is an amazing Sky Art by Daniel Dancer a conceptual aerial artist and our good friend from Oregon, US.  Daniel runs the Arts For The Sky Project making giant living paintings out of people! The objective: Adventures in Team-Building and Perception to Deepen Our Relationship to Sky, Earth & One Another!

Daniel plans to visit India this winter – a country he loves for reasons more than one and do some awesome 350 Sky Art for the Planet! We wish him all the best.

Circulating on the Internet:

“Ten Reasons Why South Mumbai Did Not Vote”

10. Clashed with Salsa class
9. Election whites not drycleaned
8. No candidate a hottie
7. Tony Jethmalani contesting from suburbs. Sigh!
6. No valet parking at booth
5. Spotted servant in queue ahead of us
4. Driver not come
3. “Elections over dude, Obama won!”
2. No party tackling real issues, eg, reduce Gold Gym rates…
1. No home delivery!

“Ten Reasons Why Delhi Turned Up to Vote”

1. They loved the Tata Tea ad
2. They saw the Chopras go out, and thought they must overtake the Lancer from left
3. Bunty’s girlfriend wanted it when they were going out for some Chinese
4. Diwan Saheb on second floor persuaded them. He is “jaaaint saactry” in DPCC
5. Without stable government, real estate will not revive
6. Election Commission directly asked Pappu. So nice of them
7. Grandfather started talking on Partition, and they had to run
8. Auntyji hoped some TV crew will come and take a soundbite
9. Baba Ramdev said it is good for health
And finally
10. They had to beat the Bambaiyaas. Izzat ka sawaal hai, hainji?

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A Pair of Rofous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Spotted behind the Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan Bus Stand – K.G. Marg
(apparently they have nested in RJD MP Pappu Yadav’s residence!)
Spotted on: March 14, 2007

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