My blogger friend Magiceye recently posted this photograph, of a determined cow trying to figure out an access :-) into a Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) Haveli. While one admires the intricate latticework, jharokas, and typical Haveli architecture, one cannot but wonder at the very clumsy attempt at defining the steps leading to the door, like an afterthought.
I guess the cow is not really surprised. She may not have a developed cerebral cortex like humans, but her eyes and her opinions are as sharp as ever.
Read on to see what she says....
(photo by Deepak Amembal Magiceye)
fancy architecture,
bigger names to
adorn
all these places,
but we always
fall short
with the
connecting infrastructure.
My cousin in IIT Powai
mentioned
how
they can still walk up
to
department entrances,
and casually walk over
gates with
"cattle guards";
because
the guards
have an old design
and we
have bigger hooves;
and no one really
bothers
to check.
How can the
unpriviledged
and homeless
find stability,
unless
you give them
an infrastructure
to
help them climb?
brilliant Suranga!
ReplyDeleteWe give the underprivileged what we think they need. A great social truth articulated wonderfully.
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