Filthy India - not for sensitive viewers!

Reflections in the midst of extreme poverty and filth — a record of a trip in India

India is the dirtiest country I have ever been to. I have heard people say that Pakistan, which is to the west and Bangladesh, to the east, are worse, but that is probably beyond the limits of my imagination.

In two months in India, I went from south to north, visiting some tourist towns that I had read about. I also went by train and bus to countless towns and open fields that weren’t so famous, and everywhere there were people had something in common — dirty, messy and stank. Interestingly, I also saw countless foreigners having a great time.

One can’t criticise people for reliving themselves on the beach or in a field, after all this is what our ancestors had to do, all the Indians are doing is preserving a natural way of life that has continued for tens of thousands of years. This is one of the most natural parts of the way people there live, and it’s only we foreigners who make a fuss about it.

 

So the next time you wonder about the state of your own city or country is in, like potholed roads for example.. consider how these people live..

Makes me wonder as to why it is the norm…

Follow this link to see the pictures.. if you can handle it..

http://memolition.com/2013/05/23/filthy-india-not-for-sensitive-viewers-47-pictures/

Filthy India - not for sensitive viewers!