Tuesday, August 30, 2005


Yeh Dilli hai - Part 1:

Delhi Food: One must have heard of the famous phrase Delhi belly”( Well I also proudly possess one :-)) , and the reason The Delhiwallas get their famous bellies is attributed to the delicious food that you are able to savor . Whether its mouth watering Kachauris, Bathure chholes and samosas or the famous Delhi Chaat, Delhi is definitely a Mecca for the food lovers

Special mention is also reserved for the sweets that Delhi offers to its food lovers. How can one forget The Ras malais, Dhoda and the Hot Gulab jamuns?

And the best part is its omnipresent availability. You walk out and chances are real hot that within 100 meters from your origin you would find a resta urant, a Hotel or a road side dhaba catering to your taste buds well within every kind of budgets. In fact Delhi’s Dhaba a culture is unmatched. Hot spicy Veg and non veg food, a chilled glass of lassi and Punjabi pop blaring at the highest decibel levels from a rickety stereo is definitely a out to heaven experience. If you are Food Connoisseur like me, grab the first opportunity to feast on royal Delhi Feast


Delhi Girls: Well going back to Delhi, has once again filled me with confidence that there is no dearth of beautiful girls in India and despite nearing 25 I still stand a good chance of getting married to a Soni Delhi Kudi.

Delhi Girls are one of the most beautiful creations of God you can relish on earth. The honor specially goes for the Punjabi Kudis, some of them may be low on the brains, and high on Ekta Kapoor serials but yes when it comes to dressing up no one can beat them.

I develop a special liking for the “ in fashion” Punjabi Salwars and low rise Kurtis
Another one that swapped me off the feta was a lady dressed in complete white colored chicken churridar Salwar and Kurta and a red colored Jaipuri chunni with it , A la kajol from KKHH. (Thanks to my Mom for telling me the names of the materialsJ)


Delhi as a City: The most admirable thing about Delhi is its openness . Mumbai has everything but it looks like that everything is stuffed in a cramped box , unlike Delhi where it is more spread out and open . The other thing noticeable apart from Metro gradually covering the landscape of Delhi are its the play grounds and parks .Even the flat in which I stay is surrounded by 2 green play grounds and huge community park spread in acres of land , now that kind of luxury you cannot ask for in place like Mumbai

Delhi is changing , its landscape the multitude of fly overs , the Spread of metro , the dwindling Blue line private buses but one thing that should change but is not happening is Delhi’s traffic
Nobody loves to Drive in the right way , its Ayan rand visible on the Road every where , “Me first”, without any concern to the fellow travelers , there is never a time I have gone back home and had not got a dent or two in my now aging Maruti 800 .

If u have driven on a Delhi road and not got stuck in the JAM ( Now restricted to few places) and not got your vehicle dented and missed out having a verbal duel with fellow road revelers , your Trip to Delhi remains incomplete

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