New Delhi is a unique city, in
that, as one intellectual said, New Delhi lives both in the 21st and
12th centuries. At the same time the huge populations, largely
undocumented, and the city corruption, are turning small villages on the
outside of the city into slums and boutiques for rich women to shop in. All of
that being said, the ruins and remains that exist in New Delhi are as wondrous
as those of Rome and Cairo. This fact is overshadowed, though, by said
corruption and the violence against women.
Even though so many negative things
can be said about this city, the author still feels it is his favorite place to
live. The juxtaposition between the urban sprawl and the dense history of the
city is what appeals to him. I’ve never been there, so I can’t speak from
experience, but a city with that much cultural heritage and history has got to
be at the very least and interesting place to live.
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