The Grave in the Middle of the Road
When I’m driving from the “Millennium City” of Gurgaon (exploding with residential and I.T. office high-rises) to the megacity of Delhi (already exploded with a population of 18 million) on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, I see a small grave under a tree.
Years ago, tree and grave rested to one side of this once eerily quiet two-lane (one going north, one going south) avenue. Now that it’s a busy expressway with four lanes in each direction, the tree and grave — both placed on a platform about a meter high — are stranded in the midst of traffic.
Most times, like most Delhiites, I simply go around it without thinking and continue on my way.… Seguir leyendo »