Traffic Noise
Where there is noise, There is silence. Silence of the people Who have accepted the noise. Where there is chaos, There is calm. Calmness in the people Who have spent their lives by the chaos. Although I had initially agreed enthusiastically when senior Ravi had asked a couple of days ago if I could help a little with the surveys for his project on the effects of noise pollution on the well-being of people, I was slightly annoyed at being called to do so at 3:30 PM in JVLR Link Road. Haji and Sameer were there too. In a hurry I forgot my trusty cap and sunscreen. It didn't take much time to realise that I probably had one of the world's smallest violins at that point. The task was straightforward and the questionnaire Ravi gave was handy and easy to administer. For sweet beginnings, I marched into a flower shop, only to get rejected by the florist saying that he didn't have any time for the survey. A young guy watching reels in his mobile repair shop also turned me down sayi...
