We stumbled upon two patterns of response:
1) Either they rattled off textbookish responses full of praise and ornamental words to compliment our cultural legacy:
“Face of India”
“Reflection of our past”
“Rich heritage”
“Diversity”
“Cultural Icons”
“Ancient”
“Aesthetic”
“Treasure”
2) However if the questions were asked with a twist we found they had even more interesting things to say:
“Dirty”
“Not Cool!”
“Garbage Dump!”
“Public Toilet”
“Stinky”
“Shady Places”
“Ruins in more ways than one”
“Boring”
“No way a fun place to be in!”
“Places meant for weirdoes!”
So what do you have to say? The biggest problem we face today is apathy, indifference. We Indians live in a pool of muck! We have in a way become immune to corruption, illiteracy, crime, poverty...(The list is never ending); living in the gutter we have become used to its stink! What will shake us into reality? Having reached this state of numbness, what would serve as an electric shock, a wake up call? When will words translate into action?
We have started this blog in search of real answers to a real problem! Help us, help your own country!
