Delhi one of my favourite cities

                Ihttp://drharoonhmarikar.blogspot.in/2013/01/delhi-one-of-my-favourite-cities.html am a proud indian , maybe because i like food so much , maybe because i like open spaces so much or maybe i like seeing beautiful women :)  Delhi is one of my most favourite cities .  And this dialogue is all the more important because i generally dont like cities .
Inspite of my cousins comment " man why of all the places in the galaxy why u like delhi  "  ... Hmmm .. i still love delhi  ..

I have been visiting on and off delhi for past five years .  And each day when i travel on my long commute i cannot but admire the sights on both sides of the road . Be it the Red fort with its beautiful and imposing structure which oozes history even before our independance and to cap it all the national flag on top  .  Nearby you have the humayuns tomb one of the greatest emperors of all time .  And the samadhis of the great leaders of india  including Mahatma Gandhi .  And maybe my taxi has a separate road :) because the roads are so wide compared to other congested cities of india i hardly get into traffic jams in delhi . And the cruise through the india gate area etc and even the numerous flyovers  (i think most flyovers in india )  make the journey itself very pleasurable for a speed enthusiast like me  .

Coming to food like many major cities in india here too you get all the worlds cuisine including my  favourite japanese cuisine .  But what i like about delhi is their basic north indian fare is extremely delicious , palatable for most people especially a south indian like me .  And the greatest paradox is very nice south indian food which is as tasty as its available in kerala and tamil nadu is available in delhi . In mumbai i had to travel for 2hrs in heavy traffic to eat the rice and sambar and that too tamilian version . But in delhi in less than 30 minutes u r spoilt for choices to get tamilian or kerala food .  Not to mention the best kebabs at Kareems (near Juma Masjid )  ,  the numerous eateries at Greater Kailash and new friends colony  ..,.words cant describe the culinery delights here  ..

Did i write about the open spaces in delhi . Ya  new delhi though its a "city " has lots of parks , very wide roads and less tall intimidating buildings  .  And except for certain parts of purani delhi its not congested compared to mumbai , bangalore or chennai  .  Even people who can afford live in real style with lots of independant bunglows in heart of the city . Compare mumbai where even my neighbour salman khan was living in a flat  whereas this poor blogger (myself ) is this moment writing this blog from a bunglow in delhi .

I can write on and on about delhi but delhi metro receives special mention as having travelled in metro in germany  i find considering its in a "poor " country like india  delhi metro is really clean , fast ,efficient and cheap   .  Connectivity is extremely good too  . Kolkata metro is more historic with each station painted with historic themes but cleanliness and efficiency delhi metro is leagues ahead .

Now last two points . The women first (as always :) )  .  Of course maybe the punjabi influence ( i have travelled in punjab too )  delhi women are one of the most beautiful i have seen .  (personal opinion )  .  What is even more interesting is their accent and the way they speak which is very polite  .  Of course you find polite women in other cities too  but here the vast majority are very polite  and when very pretty women  who are relative strangers are very polite i cannot help but admire them  .

And lastly weather (here i dont expect u to agree  ... its very subjective my opinion )  . I love delhi weather . I love it because its the extremes . I love the cold here and happy that i dont have to visit a cold station like munnar just to be in a cold climate  . And when it is hot in summer i like the dry heat which doesnt make my shirt soggy like in chennai, mumbai or kerala .

In this blog because of the recent delhi rape case and also because delhiites are perceived as more "political  and less friendly "  by many from other cities  i still endorse that i like this city very much and regarding people just like the climate extremes i have met some of the best ones in this city and the worst ones also in delhi  .  And i like to be optimistic  .  :)