Class Warfare on the Roads

When I was in India last, I noticed what is, in my mind, the first signs of a full-blown class warfare, enabled by the increased irrelevancy of caste in Urban India. (I believe that the incredible disparities in wealth and fortune are sustained by the caste system, that convinces the poor that this is "their lot" and that if they do a good job of being down-trodden, maybe they would be re-born in a better position)

Two wheeler riders, a few years ago would scramble to get out of the way of cars, at the first beep of the car horn. Now, bike riders have absolutely no concern for the repeated blasts of the car driver's horn, and in fact even look back and give the car driver a pointed frown. A microcosm of the overall shift in society, with the increased confidence and sense of entitlement of the middle and lower-middle classes.
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Anonymous said…
You passion for scrutinizing the injustice of the caste based system in India and constant indication of the improvement of the lower castes’ socio-economic standards has led to a misguided judgment to think that impertinence to traffic rules and lack of consideration to other vehicles in a crowded city is confidence and self assertion to the lower castes in India. Come on my friend…cut the crap of making stupid comparisons and try to do something to provide soci-economic growth and assurance to the lower castes in India.
Fri Jun 30, 03:54:00 PM EDT
Ideamani said…
Hey anon, thanks for the advice, I am doing what I can :-) And, as a side note, my having a blog itself is a demonstration of how far the "lower castes" have come ...
Fri Jun 30, 09:48:00 PM EDT
Shammi said…
People who leave critical remarks but remain anonymous are despicable, dont you think?
Mon Jul 03, 07:21:00 AM EDT
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