The Call of the Nature
"We will build neither temples nor mosques. Our priority will be to build latrines".
Late Indian politician Kanshi Ram
Please do not laugh. It is certain that the gentleman in the picture did not willfully go to attend the call of the nature under the Moolchand flyover in South Delhi. Most likely he could not afford a private toilet. Perhaps he lives in a slum where there are no public lavatories. For it must be understood that no body, at least in the cities, likes to be exposed to such vulnerable sights.
Now, think of the women: To keep their modesty intact they have to get up very early in the morning, even during the freezing winters, in order to relieve themselves when there is less possibility of being visible.
This photographer once saw around a dozen women, laborers of an upcoming mall, appearing (from nowhere) on both sides of the bushy path during an early morning stroll. The ladies were in the midst of relieving themselves when they had to suddenly stop in between, cover themselves appropriately before standing up - all due to the presence of an unsuspecting stranger in their midst. It was an assault to their dignity. But it brought even greater shame to Delhi – the capital of an ambitious nation with aspirations of a world-class city.
The booming town has not enough latrines for its people.
The Call of the Nature
"We will build neither temples nor mosques. Our priority will be to build latrines".
Late Indian politician Kanshi Ram
Please do not laugh. It is certain that the gentleman in the picture did not willfully go to attend the call of the nature under the Moolchand flyover in South Delhi. Most likely he could not afford a private toilet. Perhaps he lives in a slum where there are no public lavatories. For it must be understood that no body, at least in the cities, likes to be exposed to such vulnerable sights.
Now, think of the women: To keep their modesty intact they have to get up very early in the morning, even during the freezing winters, in order to relieve themselves when there is less possibility of being visible.
This photographer once saw around a dozen women, laborers of an upcoming mall, appearing (from nowhere) on both sides of the bushy path during an early morning stroll. The ladies were in the midst of relieving themselves when they had to suddenly stop in between, cover themselves appropriately before standing up - all due to the presence of an unsuspecting stranger in their midst. It was an assault to their dignity. But it brought even greater shame to Delhi – the capital of an ambitious nation with aspirations of a world-class city.
The booming town has not enough latrines for its people.