Tuesday 6 December 2011

14. Contrast


Visit to Kanyakumari Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a five minutes ‘sea journey’. After spending about half an hour in the queue (if you are not so lucky, you spend more time in the queue)  tourists get ride in a  good looking boat; with roof protecting people  from Sun and rain,; with proper sitting arrangements, people helping getting in and out of the boat.


Tourists pay for and get amenities and facilities. Right.


The ‘life jackets’ seems to be a recent addition – though looking at the conditions of life jackets one can understand that it is  not very recent and it is only a ‘tick mark’ activity. Most of the life jackets are in such a condition that they would not save any life when situation demands.

On the other hand, there are so many people out there in the open sea – without any safety measures, without any security assurance, without any protection, without place to sit comfortably and of course they don’t have life jackets – which they actually require.


Luxury is taken care of; livelihood is not.
Life around shows so many such contrasts.

4 comments:

  1. Amazing pics, this really seems so much of fun. I hope to visit Kanyakumari soon.

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  2. Luxury is taken care of; livelihood is not

    Brilliant comment on the policies of our Government!

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  3. Aakash, you will certainly enjoy the place, do visit.

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