I'll take that advice! I'm sharing with you today, some photos I took from the car, during an afternoon drive to the dentist.
I don't claim to know much about the inner workings of the city of Delhi, the government here, or the policies and regulations. I only know what I've seen in the last year, and have nothing to compare it against.
This first picture is representative of a very common sight on the streets of Delhi. Makeshift homes ... constructed with nothing more than a tarp and something to create walls with. They house the families of those working on the streets of Delhi, getting them ready for the Commonwealth Games (October, 2010).
Where do they go when this construction job is finished?
This next photo is a group of folks on the streets of Delhi. They are preparing flowers to sell to passing vehicles. They are using water from a bottle to sprinkle onto the flowers to give them a fresh appearance, and then children and women will sell the "bouquets" of 10 stems (usually roses) for anywhere between Rs. 50 - Rs 100 ($1-2 USD) to their customers.
Next up is a billboard that has sprung up across the city. I couldn't find a photo I took of the signs that decorate the outside of doctors' offices and hospitals (the basic jist of the signs is that it is illegal to perform ultrasounds for the sake of determining the gender of an unborn child).
According to Wikipedia (my go-to for my information), a son (in countries such as India) is considered an "asset" since he will go on to earn and support his extended family. Also, in addition to a daughter being married to another family, (thus not contributing to the care/support of her parents in their later life) the pressure of raising a dowry for a daughter also apparently makes the male the preferred gender.
The final photo for today is not typical only for Delhi streets, but streets of any major city across the world. It was about 110 degrees on the afternoon that I took this photo.
Next up in the "Streets of Delhi" posts, I'll share some photos with you of what we see when we walk our neighborhood!
