Amazing India

[Returning_Indian]

Watched https://www.netflix.com/title/81436662 - good advert for the Indian medical industry!

https://india-itinerary.com/2025/01/31/ ... is-he-now/

It's based on true story about invention by Indian. Good to see that it's a movie now. I didn't know such a thing existed. Found movie to be on the boring side. If it wasn't for plot related to India, I would have skipped it entirely. They could have scripted it much better.

[SAPPORO]

Watched https://www.netflix.com/title/81436662 - good advert for the Indian medical industry!

https://india-itinerary.com/2025/01/31/ ... is-he-now/

It's based on true story about invention by Indian. Good to see that it's a movie now. I didn't know such a thing existed. Found movie to be on the boring side. If it wasn't for plot related to India, I would have skipped it entirely. They could have scripted it much better.

Maybe like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Is_Pink with some romance, song and dance and lots of emotions!

[Returning_Indian]

Adani has kept his son's wedding a very low key affair and donated 10000cr to different causes. I remember these trust based hospitals in Gujarat. They were super cheap and very well run. I got many of my treatments/surgeries there when I was a kid. My brother was hospitalized. They would charge 10rs for the entire stay and we would just pay for medicines and sometimes even that was paid by hospitals. Money for the hospital came from donations. When I was in college the treatment was just 1rs and it was run by charitable foundation. Place where I live now, there is a clinic where they just charge 50rs for doctor visits. There are hospitals run by charitable organisations who are funded by local businesses where treatment is super cheap.

I was really baffled by obscene amount of money spent by Ambani for the wedding. India is a poor country and resources by businessmen should be used/invested wisely. This obscene display of wealth just doesn't sit well with me. And globally it's a laughing stock as your countrymen are poor. Your global image will always be poor unless the poorest are living decent lives. No matter your personal achievements. Atleast with Adani, he has taken a different approach.

[JINSAKAI]

I like the fact that in India younger ones are generally kind to elderly people ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKEK4Qozi8

[nodegree]

Driving In India (on Highways) has gotten a lot better in the last decade. Emphasis on the better, because yes Driving in US is still significantly nicer but India has come a long way in terms of Highway infrastructure. Ring roads around big cities, Bypass highways around smaller cities and multi lane highways, fast tag tolls throughout is a huge step up from what I remember circa early 2010s.

[Returning_Indian]

Driving In India (on Highways) has gotten a lot better in the last decade. Emphasis on the better, because yes Driving in US is still significantly nicer but India has come a long way in terms of Highway infrastructure. Ring roads around big cities, Bypass highways around smaller cities and multi lane highways, fast tag tolls throughout is a huge step up from what I remember circa early 2010s.

highways are excellent, it's the people who are the problem. First lane is occupied by trucks and slow moving vehicles. Fourth lane is occupied by parked vehicles on side of highways. It leaves two lanes for rest in which you will have people coming in opposite direction or some people simply reversing. So it leaves just one safe lane for driving. It's best to keep speed below 80kmph. Keep enough distance not just from car infront but also car in the back. People in India only know how to drive when speed is 20kmph. They apply same driving principles when driving at over 100 and keep it bumper to bumper and zigzag, cutting lanes closely etc.
If one can afford, they should buy car like fortuner or Endeavour equipped with all the airbags etc. and sit with seat belts even in the back. Smaller cars are death traps.

Fatality rate is very high both for India and US. UK is very low because of it's very high driving testing standards. US is absurdly handing out licenses to unqualified drivers. Most deaths in India are pedestrians, who are walking on streets without any care in the world.

[nodegree]

Driving In India (on Highways) has gotten a lot better in the last decade. Emphasis on the better, because yes Driving in US is still significantly nicer but India has come a long way in terms of Highway infrastructure. Ring roads around big cities, Bypass highways around smaller cities and multi lane highways, fast tag tolls throughout is a huge step up from what I remember circa early 2010s.

highways are excellent, it's the people who are the problem. First lane is occupied by trucks and slow moving vehicles. Fourth lane is occupied by parked vehicles on side of highways. It leaves two lanes for rest in which you will have people coming in opposite direction or some people simply reversing. So it leaves just one safe lane for driving. It's best to keep speed below 80kmph. Keep enough distance not just from car infront but also car in the back. People in India only know how to drive when speed is 20kmph. They apply same driving principles when driving at over 100 and keep it bumper to bumper and zigzag, cutting lanes closely etc.
If one can afford, they should buy car like fortuner or Endeavour equipped with all the airbags etc. Smaller cars are death traps.

Yeah I think the next batch of money should be spent on driver training and traffic violation enforcement. I hope India doesn't become like USA and start an arms race on the road with everyone buying bigger and heavier SUVs. Toyota Fortuner has one of the highest rollover accidents and really bad pedestrian safety. In fact I love the fact that it's still possible to buy small cars in India.

[mcr]

Most deaths in India are pedestrians, who are walking on streets without any care in the world.

It is not the fault of the pedestrians, more than 90% of the roads (at least here in Bangalore) does not have footpath leaving the pedestrians no choice but to walk on the road. It is so appalling to see that our government does not even recognize the fact that every road should have a proper footpath. They are upgrading a busy commercial road near my house by putting a cement topping etc. and they have not left any space for footpath! I wrote an email to the corporation commissioner and also a letter to a popular daily (which was published) but no use. They spent crores of rupees upgrading the road but did not leave an inch of footpath for people to walk. Now one has to walk on that road amidst all those vehicles like you are walking in the middles of a shooting gallery!

[Returning_Indian]

Most deaths in India are pedestrians, who are walking on streets without any care in the world.

It is not the fault of the pedestrians, more than 90% of the roads (at least here in Bangalore) does not have footpath leaving the pedestrians no choice but to walk on the road. It is so appalling to see that our government does not even recognize the fact that every road should have a proper footpath. They are upgrading a busy commercial road near my house by putting a cement topping etc. and they have not left any space for footpath! I wrote an email to the corporation commissioner and also a letter to a popular daily (which was published) but no use. They spent crores of rupees upgrading the road but did not leave an inch of footpath for people to walk. Now one has to walk on that road amidst all those vehicles like you are walking in the middles of a shooting gallery!

I have seen people walking on streets even when there is footpath. Most streets in Gurgaon have quite wide foothpath and nobody walks on them. They cross streets without even looking. It's the responsibility of the driver to manage escape at speeds of 80kmph. They get down from bus in the middle of moving traffic. You are driving at high speed and they will pop out of nowhere. And certainly nobody wants to use footbridge on highways.

Sometimes I wonder if they are looking to get into an accident and get money.

[SAPPORO]

Most deaths in India are pedestrians, who are walking on streets without any care in the world.

It is not the fault of the pedestrians, more than 90% of the roads (at least here in Bangalore) does not have footpath leaving the pedestrians no choice but to walk on the road. It is so appalling to see that our government does not even recognize the fact that every road should have a proper footpath. They are upgrading a busy commercial road near my house by putting a cement topping etc. and they have not left any space for footpath! I wrote an email to the corporation commissioner and also a letter to a popular daily (which was published) but no use. They spent crores of rupees upgrading the road but did not leave an inch of footpath for people to walk. Now one has to walk on that road amidst all those vehicles like you are walking in the middles of a shooting gallery!

Bangalore is a lost opportunity. Most places I had to go between was only 1-2 kms away and I even ventured to walk it up, but lack of footpaths made it impossible. There are decent footpaths only in areas where celebrities live. Footpaths can also help in reducing the traffic on the road especially the autos and motor bikes, since some might prefer to walk as most things anyone needs are within a walkable distance. I have also seen motor bikers that lack road and civic sense, drive on the footpaths in congested traffic. All in all, walking is quite an adventure