Mumbai is the financial capital of India and its economic powerhouse. It is the headquarters of almost all industrial giants like Reliance, Tatas and ICICI to name a few. My research revealed that the city contributed 10% of factory employment, 40% of income tax collections, 60% of customs duty collections, 20% of central excise tax collections, 40% of foreign trade and rupees 40,000 crore in corporate taxes to the Indian economy a couple of years back.
Over the past decade, India has seen an IT boom with the establishment of high-technology firms here and Bangalore and Hyderabad have been the areas where the development has been concentrated in. Bangalore is also known as the Silicon Valley of India.
Travel up north. New Delhi- the capital of the country houses all major political leaders of the country. It is the government base; the place where all ministers, MPs and MLAs live. In the given lousy perception of politicians in our country, we can then say that Delhi houses some of the most grumpy, selfish and corrupt politicians in the country. And also some of the most grumpy, selfish and corrupt people in the country.If I were to try and find a common explanation that would link the above statements to one source, a quilt would be it. Your average, seemingly harmless and comfort-providing quilt. After much research and analysis, I have concluded that our country is the way it is because of the quilt. Here is how.
Mumbai and the other places down south are economic powerhouses because they don’t have to struggle with the idea of waking up at 7 in the morning on a cold, foggy day and an even more daunting task of leaving that warm, snugly quilt to walk barefoot on the cold floor and into the freezing bathroom and wash their faces and brush their teeth with chilled water. No sir. They wake up happy and warm, fans running at full speed, splash some cold water on their face, which they find refreshing, whistle as they fill a bucket with cold water for their bath and speed off to work. I am guessing they would be a tad bit more efficient that our shivering Northies.
Students could have been so much more brilliant had it not been for the inviting warmth of the quilts that beckons them to chuck the books away and sleep. There has been no research to establish this, but I can confidently vouch for the fact that come winters, the nutritional intake of families invariably dips since the mothers want to snuggle in the quilts- all decked with woollen caps and warm shawls- to knit sweaters, eat peanuts and watch the soaps on TV or read Rupayan.
I read over the Internet that sunlight helps the human body build vitamin D, which is very crucial in determining the mood of a person. It has been seen that in cold countries, the chances of people getting depressed is very high because they do not get enough sunlight for the cells to produce vitamin D. Delhi people get no sunlight during winters. It is mostly foggy. So they are depressed. Depressed people are grouchy people who do not trust anybody. So they become selfish. When one is selfish, one would do anything to get what one wants, without thinking how it would affect society and the country. Political leaders too, are humans. At least by anatomy if not by inherent characteristics. So I’d say the quilt plays a major part in killing the conscience of our leaders by not letting them get any sunlight and therefore positive, happy thoughts.
I do not suggest that by getting sufficient sunlight or by taking vitamin D supplements, our leaders will be straight, honest and responsible people. Or that Delhites would be a little less ill-tempered. But it is my belief that a little more sunshine and a little less of the unholy quilt would bring some change in the demeanour of the Northies.
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