tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7350403520024765784.post1125656443676956684..comments2015-05-18T17:10:10.059-07:00Comments on bluubyrd: The Great Indian JungleGeorge Manjooranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242283486919040852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7350403520024765784.post-71769479256523262942009-11-03T04:57:58.473-08:002009-11-03T04:57:58.473-08:00Mr. Anonymous i appreciate your comments. But ulti...Mr. Anonymous i appreciate your comments. But ultimately when it boils down to the end of whinings, the fact is that the people are getting the government they deserve... Like the immortal cartoon character "Common Man" born out of the cartooning strokes of R.K. Laxman, the majority of Indians are mere spectators of the Great Indian Circus, watching silently "his country being forced through endless indignities by its leaders adn yet does'nt whimper in protest. He has perfected docility as a survival strategy."George Manjooranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242283486919040852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7350403520024765784.post-38478190135960611072009-11-02T00:13:41.175-08:002009-11-02T00:13:41.175-08:00A recent visit to Cochin was an eye opener for me ...A recent visit to Cochin was an eye opener for me and my family who just missed a boat trip to the ill-fated boat to Thekkady. My kid jokingly said this is not God's Own Country but Mosquitoes Own Country. I also visited the boat jetty in kochi and other places and saw first hand the deplorable condition of passenger boats which are not sea-worthy at all and would not qualify to even carry cattle, forget human beings. These were rusted to the core but i found women, men, kids etc travelling in these prehistoric ill maintained boats. I also spotted the century old Venduruthy Bridge on which buses and vehicles were plying full swing, though I m told that the guarantee period of this bridge was over in the year 1885. My heart went out to these people who use this dilapidated bridge every day to commute to and from their home to their workplace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7350403520024765784.post-53202940678212942942009-11-02T00:04:44.170-08:002009-11-02T00:04:44.170-08:00One also has to wonder if TI is also acting in a f...One also has to wonder if TI is also acting in a fair manner in a corrupt country like India.Can TI exist without being hand and glove with the officials and authorities, or else life would be tough for TI as well like the common man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com