Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial (Interesting happenings in Navi Mumbai) that was published in Newsband


Interesting happenings in Navi Mumbai
The peddlers or hawkers on trains are a resilient lot. This holds truer for children and women who adroitly jump in and out of trains with their wares. Some of the girls, barely out of their teens, with babies perched on their waists, are a plucky lot. These hawkers prove the point that 'Might is Right'. When two hawkers selling the same goods board the same compartment, a fight between them ensues and the vanquished has to get down from the train. Older hawkers bully the younger ones thus making the lives of latter miserable.
In this world where might is believed to be right many find the need to learn self-defence techniques. Martial Art is no more an art. It is a necessity for every person. In Navi Mumbai, there are useful workshops relating to safety measures, guideline of self-help conducted. These camps get good response especially from the children of the city. There are also classes that teach fighting techniques with the help of which you can single-handedly defend a large group of bad elements at one time. Apart from Lexim and aerobics, technique like 'Manchurian Kung-fu' or 'lathi' is also taught. These techniques are very useful, particularly for the girls and women. Simple accessories like wristwatch, pen, hair pin, ear ring can be your weapons to fight them. Chimei gun, duan gun, chang gun and wudang zhenwu are some of the techniques that are being taught at the camp. There are championships and tournaments relating to these fighting techniques held every now and then and many city residents participate in these events with great enthusiasm. That's really great! Another interesting thing that exists in this city is the cool golas. Kids particularly are attracted to these golas. Even the adults find it difficult to lay their hands off the cold dessert that is available in endless variety of syrupsstrawberry, mango, orange, lemon, khus-khus, rainbow and the eternal favourite kala khatta. Civic authorities keep issuing warnings that the source of ice and quality of syrup with which these golas are prepared are questionable. But yet people find golas irresistible. It is observed that at some places reckless dumping takes place. This sometimes leaves only one lane for motorists to commute. Although it's a two-lane road, due to debris, only one lane is operational. It is high time the municipal corporation created dumping sites by raising walls in those parts of the city where construction work is on. It would not only solve the problem of debris disposal but also help widen narrow roads and reclaim land for building parking places.

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