Driving safety in India

Those who have driven in developed countries and then driven in India will realize the stress that this activity brings about when you drive on the roads in India. Figure 1 A common sight on Indian roads in 2014   Often this stress is not recognised by the majority of Indians because they have notContinue reading “Driving safety in India”

Don’t waste time, Doctors say

Heart attack to hospital takes 5 hours in Mumbai Doctors To Try & Cut Down Time Taken In City [Adapted from a front page article dated May 25 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai)] With three million cases every year, heart attack may be the commonest grave ailment in India. But Indians seem toContinue reading “Don’t waste time, Doctors say”

Bullock carts and BMW’s

Today morning as I was waiting in the middle lane at the red signal, a bullock cart came by my side and stopped. I was admiring his traffic sense. On my right in the fast lane came a BMW, and just whizzed past the red signal! An old man got almost knocked down as heContinue reading “Bullock carts and BMW’s”