In India, almost everything is OK, permitted, allowed, let be till something happens. At that point all hell breaks loose. There is lot of talk, debate, media attention, gossip, political slander ... what not. A couple of days later, we are back to how life was. Occasionally there would be a murmur or two and within a week even that would become a memory. Perhaps only those who were directly affected by the incident try to keep the focus on the issue but for the rest of us life carries on, albeit with a short - very very short indeed - break. I guess it is pretty much the same all over the world, but I feel we Indians are really good at this.
I remember distinctly, while at Karunapuram, there were these 'toofan' jeeps, those super sonic four-wheelers plying between Hyderabad and Kazipet, which would contain easily about 18 to 20 people, besides the driver. An accident caused the death of a young sister and another person, on one such occasion. There was lot of hue and cry. These jeeps never hit the road for three to four days. Those that ventured out were chased and pelted by the people. However by the end of a week, the very ones who were deadly against these jeeps were travelling in them!
I remember distinctly, while at Karunapuram, there were these 'toofan' jeeps, those super sonic four-wheelers plying between Hyderabad and Kazipet, which would contain easily about 18 to 20 people, besides the driver. An accident caused the death of a young sister and another person, on one such occasion. There was lot of hue and cry. These jeeps never hit the road for three to four days. Those that ventured out were chased and pelted by the people. However by the end of a week, the very ones who were deadly against these jeeps were travelling in them!
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