India/Delhi appreciation post. TLDR; Needed medicine in the middle of night and the pharmacy guy opened his shop for me. Today, I desperately needed some medicine at 11 PM and I called the pharmacy guy near my house and he said he will arrange the medicine for me (he understood the urgency). He said the shop closes at 10 but he lives above the shop and he will have it arranged for us. I got the medicine in 10-15 minutes. Now for many people who live in Delhi/India, this might not be... 4 0 replies
In SouthWest direction, Venus (शुक्र) is visible today in Delhi sky despite smog. Only planet or star visible as of now was this. If sky were clear, even Mercury (बुध) have been viaible. All thanks to Delhi smog. 3 0 replies
I took half a day off today to assist my friend, who has his wedding tomorrow. He's pursuing an MBA from the School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi. He’s been standing in line since 11:00 AM, and it’s now 4:30 PM. All of this is for a minor typo in his father’s name—a mistake made by the college. Yet, after more than 5.5 hours, there’s no sign of his application being processed anytime soon. Now we both are waiting, he's in the line, I am sitting nearby. To make matters worse, the staff took their personal lunch break from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM, even though the official lunch hour is 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. 4 0 replies
For the people who are not ready to accept that it is stubble burning and major cases are in Punjab 5 0 replies
Yesterday I lost my grandfather : Delhi's air is killing us. EVERY SINGLE YEAR , this happens around this time , and yet nothing changes . The air becomes unbreathable, people fall sick, and lives are lost. And every year, the government does absolutely NOTHING except point fingers.Farmers are blamed for stubble burning, vehicles are blamed, construction , firecrackerand what not —but where are the SOLUTIONS? Instead of working together to fix this disaster, all they care about is scoring political points.This isn't just a November problem anymore. Delhi's air is polluted all year round, but when it peaks like... 1 0 replies
