straight-piped

My lesson from Tokyo

- Tuhin Guha

One of my simplest pleasures in life is a good stroll. It’s something I incorporate in my daily routine, and definitely make a point to include in my itinerary if I am visiting a new place. Now, back home in India, this means resigning yourself to being treated as the lowest grade of road user. More often than not, our roads don’t have footpaths. If they do, it is either dug up or encroached. So you are always scanning for obstacles, and the calm you went for is never fully there. You also need to be wary of road users, all of whom have an interpretation of our traffic laws that suits them best. A small argument to ask for your rights will tell you this.