Recently -I happened to read this Headline in the Marathi newspaper Sakal.
It translates as follows:
ROAD:something that exists between potholes.
This coupled with my experiences with Pune's roads this monsoon,made me think about a few more definitions,or rather modifications of existing definitions,as they apply to Pune city.Though these defintions apply to Pune, they can be derated according to the road conditions in other cities to be
applicable there.
1)ROAD:Something that exists between adjacent potholes.
Appendix : The minimum distance between potholes required to complete the definition varies from area to area.e.g:in the Cantonment area it may be as far as 20 metres,while on Ganeshkhind road it is about 5 -10 cm.
note:In areas like Ghorpadi(if you knew that it existed in Pune),the concept of road does not exist.
2)CONCENTRATION:A quality required by pedestrians,and vehicle drivers,that enables them to reach home in one piece.
3)SURVIVOR:A person who has a high amount of concentration.
4)ACCIDENT:Something that happens to potential survivors,when they are concentrating so much on surviving,that they bang into
a) A Pole,or a divider
b) A Pedestrian
c) A Cyclist
Case a) can also be taken as the definition for Pole-dancing as one of my friends tells me.
5)MOONSCAPE:A clear view of the moons surface(Craters et al),earlier visible only through the telescope,and pictures,but due to the untiring efforts of the PMC(and road contractors),a very precise simulation of it is now accesible to the general public in Pune.
6)UPA:Hithertho known as the United Progressive Alliance,in Pune it is known as the United Pothole Alliance.As conspiracy theorists might tell you,it is an association formed by road contractors,politicians,orthopaedic surgeons,accident hospitals,and vehicle spare part manufacturing companies(genuine and fake).
8 comments:
amazing G ! keep them coming.. well i see you have missed the context of the eternal auto-rickshaws & buses..
Actually ive mentioned vehicles,so it encompasses all sufferers,from cyclists,to buses.
How happy is the Blameless vestal lot,
the world forgetting by the world forgot,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Each prayer accepted, each wish resigned.
Alexander Pope at his best " eloisa and abelard...
I knew i read your blog name somewhere...hehe...awesome write on pune defn's would love to see some more...u take care and catch up wid u soon
@ Quidam and Elne:Thanks for reading,and posting your feedback.
Anil Wadghule has started a blog exclusively for all Pune Bloggers. This is an invitation to join the PuneBloggers blog. The more Pune Blogging members the merrier. The idea is to write about anything related to Pune. You can send your email id and blog name to either Anil or me and we would add you as a member.
http://punebloggers.blogspot.com/
Blogrolled you mate...didn't know your blog was active... your last post was quite some time ago now,wasn't it?
But I guess the only place you can really vent your frustration out is your own blog n the road and traffic situation most definitely has to be one of the MAIN reasons for frustration off late.
Hey,there seems to be some big time confusion here.
I obviously am Ganesh Hegde.Im not THE Ganesh Hegde of 'G' fame.
Anyways,i too have seen the G video,and he's really good.Most of his steps are of the same style though he does it really well.
Hey Mrinalini,i couldnt get the chance to visit your blog since th url doesnt appear in your profile.Could you make the necessary changes to your profile,or post the url on the comments section.Thanks.
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