Saturday, October 9, 2010

CWG, Is it of India or Delhi????

Shyju Chacko

“We the common people cant go near by the stadium .We are not rich people to spend that much money to get a pass for the games. We celebrate the CWG in our street playing our cricket and all”, said Ram Dhikesh from old Delhi.

Delhi is really celebrating the CWG. But what about India? The common people? The villagers who do not have a T V to see all these colourful events! After a trip through Old Delhi, I could find that, the celebration and all publicity are related with the yellow line. Wherever the CWG people will visit, there the authority has made the street and all other publicity more colourful. But the outer part of Delhi is same as it was. There the people are less concerned or affected by the games of the game. They were busy with their normal life even before the inaugural ceremony was taking place. What to do if they don’t have even a Television to watch all these, though the Dhooradharsan channel started their HD telecasting system with CWG.

The yellow line and the roads where the athletes and visitors to Delhi are expected are rather clean and colourful. Many of the slums have been hidden with the huge flex board of CWG. . Likewise, the ugly sights of Delhi would be hidden from the eyes of the visitors. But the real Delhi?..The .Real India..?..

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