[Reader-list] [Urbanstudy] Article from the Washington Post: an experiment in context, perception, priorities

[Shivam Vij]

> He took his bows, and accepted the dinner treat.

Did you go?

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On 4/20/07, Fahad Mustafa <balthassar at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > First of all, I am not even sure whether this would even be possible.
> > The Delhi Metro seems to aggressively control the space, and even the
> > soundscape within the environs of the Metro.
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> Around 10 pm, a few days ago, at the New Delhi Metro Station, I was waiting for a train towards Delhi University, when old Hindi tunes- Hero, Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh, Musafir Hoon Yaaron- played on the flute, caught my attention. A thin man, in a kurta-pyjama, standing  next to a dustbin was playing a bamboo flute, impromptu. Not quiet the virtuoso mentioned in the Washington post, but he played beautifully. People crowded around, curious, yet maintaining a respectful distance. Nobody stopped him, nobody offered him money; nor was he asking. He played for 6-8 minutes, till the metro arrived (frequency is lesser at that hour). Some people broke into an applause- bahut badhiya, bahut badhiya-and others offered to buy him dinner at Chandni Chowk. He took his bows, and accepted the dinner treat.