India is a vibrant country, of many colours, cultures, people..... the list goes on. For a traveller to our vibrant land, it can often get confusing and strange as to way certain things work. So we've decided to decode certain aspects of India. Things that might seem confusing to an outsider, but are very common for us Indians. So sit back and enjoy the ride!
| 1. Rann of Kutch Festival Place where you will find the most welcoming and dressed human species. If you are lucky enough you may find Amitabh Bachchan asking you to stay there for a day or more to experience the fragrance of Kutch land - Khushboo Gujarat Ki. | |
| 2. Taj Mahal One of the greatest symbols of love ever built......by a husband for his fourth wife. | |
| 3. Dhobi ghat It’s technically the world's largest outdoor manual laundry service. Popularised mainly by photographers and tourists to witness the amazing art of washing clothes. Now how cool is that! | |
| 4. Goa Goa has a very versatile culture from a ‘break-up recovery therapy’ to ‘party hard till you die’ to ‘affordable bachelorette party’. Every Savitri becomes a Shakira here. | |
| 5. New Year’s Day Where you celebrate the beginning of a new year, not once or twice but at least ten different times in a year. | |
| 6. Kumbh Mela Where millions flock every year to wash off their sins in the holy water that is already polluted; and where twins are known to get lost, only to meet dramatically decades later. | |
| 7. Cricket May not know who the president of their country is, which day of the week it is, or what they had for breakfast, but they will know who Sachin Tendulkar is and will ostracise anyone who doesn’t. P.S. Cricket is the only religion that unites the whole country. | |
| 8. Auto Rickshaw Getting an auto rickshaw is like getting someone out of your league to go out with you. The answer is most definitely a No. | |
| 9. Marriages Are supposed to be made in heaven, but here they’re made in the living room, by your parents, relatives, a piece of paper called Kundali, and everyone and everything other than you and surprisingly still works quiet well! | |
| 10. Democracy Where you’re granted freedom by the government as long as it doesn’t involve beef, adult comedies, sarcasm, PDA and 50 shades of grey. | |
| 11. Kashmir “Iss cheeze ke upar nahi bolne ka” |
Author : Sanjana Sule