Diversity Indeed!

by Vinod Verma (India)

A leap into the unknown India

I travelled to various cities situated in India. To be more specific I travelled to New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Ahmedabad etc. What I found is diversity every where meaning u cannot equate one place with the another one. But there were many cynosure of attraction that always catch the attention of your eye and there is one such unique thing in terms of food, travel sites, people, prices, hospitality that is unique to every place. Such as vada pav is unique f op d of Mumbai, khaman and Dhokla are unique delicacies of Gujarat and Girish cold drink is a special place in Ahmedabad where you can taste even sitafal milk and thandai. Then you tend to visit old caves, historical monuments etc with which you can relate to your past or past of that society. But the most annoying part of my travel history was there were many instances of me being cheated on pretext of money and goodwill and it is very difficult to get a raw or genuine deal in India. The moment people or locals know you are a traveller or from outside they try to take advantage of you by charging extremely high and even befooling you. So one need to make sure that he or she is well equipped with the local knowhow and culture before traveling to that particular place. And also to add on that crime rate in every city in India is very high as stated by the records of the national criminal records bureau and you need to look on to your security first as the Indian system be it political, social, legal, police or the law enforcement agencies and the legislative is totally Corrupt and always sides with the powers that be or the more influential person in the crowd in terms of money and muscle power. It will tilt in such a way that even the evidences will be tampered and the witness will be turned hostile in lieu of fear or money and the break down of civil law and order will start and natural justice will come to pass or halt. And moreover Indians are not used to adopt or in the habit of following best practices of the world with respect to anything due to heavy cost involved in terms of inspection, look on, logistics and development so you will not be able to find anything superior in any field. But what I found is that the conditions are little bit good in the south India as compared to the north India as people are more aware and educated and confront the authorities concerned to make them accountable and get their due rights along with following their fundamental duties like they mostly keep their surroundings clean and neat and do not throw waste here and there on their will but at designated places as fixed by the municipal authorities concerned and if they do not obey or follow the rules den they have to pay the heavy penalty to the treasury of the local government. What I also witnessed that tourists from western countries prefer to visit places in India which are more importantly linked to the historic point of view as they visit those places to carry some research so that dey can tell something about the place Dey have visited back home. And they prefer to cover more places at a stretch or in one hi as they come with a proper planning and management from starting only which they executive at the destination very well and in precise manner. And set tend to eat food just on foot after buying just to save more time so that they can explore more and more in less proud of time. But what I think one must use his or her past experience of travel to make his upcoming or future travel experiences more better and better. I think the best way to spend time and life is to travel to new destination with a open mind to learn new things and culture etc. I hope u like my travel history and experience in few words. Regards Vinod Verma Physiotherapy Student