Amchi Dilli

Have you driven in Delhi of late? In case you haven’t you really are missing out on something! Things have undergone a dramatic transformation as I have been discovering. All for the good of course – it’s saadi dilli after all.

The rule of the game has now changed to “Surprise Thy Fellow Drivers”. Keep them guessing. Let them wonder what your next move might be. Whether you would cut across them just when they least expect or whether you would stop right in the middle of that honking and snarling traffic for no apparent reason. Take a surprise turn to the right from the left most lane and catch them unawares. And if you happen to be on a two-wheeler you of course have a much larger canvas to yourself – so much more is possible to you after all! Amaze them with your maneuverability as you breezily shoot into that little 8 inch gap between the bus and the car. Leave them frustrated in their fancy four wheel drives as you zoom away through those tiny corners while they struggle to surmount the web of vehicles around them.

Leave your fears behind when you step out – we have no place for the cowardly! Patience is for the meek. Here on our roads is the true expression of the paradigm of equality – we treat the buses with the same irreverence as we treat the cycles – they have equal standing in the eyes of our traffic. We have immense respect for time – we like to demonstrate it with our chronic rush. We are the true heroes – we make our own rules on our roads and we make everyone live by them.

We Delhi-ites call it ‘living-on-the-edge’. We enjoy the challenge. We thrive on the excitement. We love our roads!