Bollywood CC#36 - Page 108

Originally posted by: crispsy

Me too. I am binge watching modern family.

Where are you watching it?

Originally posted by: Padfoot_Prongs

pani daal do dibbe me. 😆

Mummy Mujhe duba degi us paani mein.😆

Ab toh Sarkar aur judiciary ko hi Meri madad karni padegi.😆

Originally posted by: Lazybird_Silpa

kitne jalaye hai😆khatam ho jayaga dhua jaldi. meri mummy loban Ka dhua karti hai usse to aur bhi zyada hota hai

Jalaya toh thoda hi hai.😆

But roz roz.

I think post 90s the poor have become invisible in India. I have observed this in our movies as well.

I've seen people giggling at police hitting many migrant laborers trying to reach home. Maaro chu#iyon ko.

But why are they running?

The average size of the homes they rent is less than your morning room! I'd say around 100 - 200 sq feet. They do NOT have a toilet! They have to go to train tracks (thankfully now a place of solitude) or go to public toilets that are crowded and filthier than you can ever imagine (the photos shared by privileged class of Indian quarantine sites were actually really clean. I mean pristine in comparison. I'll save you the details). Paid ones are cleaner but well you need money.

Furthermore their homes are usually just one room. No hall, no kitchen. There is a sink called mori that is used to watch utensils, wash clothes and take a bath. Women, in case of families, use them to pee too. Usually this room is shared by 5, 6 or more guys. In case of families, many a times 2,3,4 families share the same room (usually blood related families). And there are kids. Lots of kids in families. Because the death rates are high, people want to have more kids as insurance. You cook, you "live" and you sleep at exactly the same locations!! Make your bed to sleep. Then remove it to place your kerosene stove and start cooking. Then clean up to have a seat and go about the rest of your day!

There is NO rent agreement. So you cannot go to court if you're being forced eviction. Furthermore your landlord himself/herself may not exactly be wealthy. This could be his only source of income. Especially if you're undereducated widow or your husband ran away and you've got small kids to take care of. Yeah that happens a lot.

Most importantly these people live hand to mouth. Any money saved is repatriated back to their village. One day's loss of work = one day's hunger. I doubt anyone on this forum knows how hunger feels. Well I've seen hunger closely. It's horrible. And it's not fiction. It actually happens. A lot.

Anywho, so many of these migrants have family land in their village. Where basic staple grains are available. By the way do you know what the staple of the laborers is? Noon tel roti. Salt(palatable), oil(fats), bread (carbs, teeny protien). So yeah they know they can survive in their village.

Plus it's tough to spend two weeks in a tiny room when it is shared by 8 10 people, and babies crying (that really gets on nerves), sometimes away from your family. And yeah, you have to queue up to poop. Most importantly you don't know if you still have a job anymore!

So next time when you are ensconced in your sofa in AC, or are enjoying a cup of tea in your balcony, do pause for a moment before you snigger at these "chu#tiyas". Yes it's important to lockdown to save lives. I do support the lockdown.

But the poor of India deserve better. The least you can do is not make fun of their hard times!

Thanks for reading till here. I can't believe the amount of stuff I can type on my mobile! 😃

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Originally posted by: ZanduBaaM

https://twitter.com/YRDeshmukh/status/1244285597864296448?s=20

Absolutely sick 🤢 .

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Originally posted by: tapori

I think post 90s the poor have become invisible in India. I have observed this in our movies as well.

I've seen people giggling at police hitting many migrant laborers trying to reach home. Maaro chu#iyon ko.

But why are they running?

The average size of the homes they rent is less than your morning room! I'd say around 100 - 200 sq feet. They do NOT have a toilet! They have to go to train tracks (thankfully now a place of solitude) or go to public toilets that are crowded and filthier than you can ever imagine (the photos shared by privileged class of Indian quarantine sites were actually really clean. I mean pristine in comparison. I'll save you the details). Paid ones are cleaner but well you need money.

Furthermore their homes are usually just one room. No hall, no kitchen. There is a sink called mori that is used to watch utensils, wash clothes and take a bath. Women, in case of families, use them to pee too. Usually this room is shared by 5, 6 or more guys. In case of families, many a times 2,3,4 families share the same room (usually blood related families). And there are kids. Lots of kids in families. Because the death rates are high, people want to have more kids as insurance. You cook, you "live" and you sleep at exactly the same locations!! Make your bed to sleep. Then remove it to place your kerosene stove and start cooking. Then clean up to have a seat and go about the rest of your day!

There is NO rent agreement. So you cannot go to court if you're being forced eviction. Furthermore your landlord himself/herself may not exactly be wealthy. This could be his only source of income. Especially if you're undereducated widow or your husband ran away and you've got small kids to take care of. Yeah that happens a lot.

Most importantly these people live hand to mouth. Any money saved is repatriated back to their village. One day's loss of work = one day's hunger. I doubt anyone on this forum knows how hunger feels. Well I've seen hunger closely. It's horrible. And it's not fiction. It actually happens. A lot.

Anywho, so many of these migrants have family land in their village. Where basic staple grains are available. By the way do you know what the staple of the laborers is? Noon tel roti. Salt(palatable), oil(fats), bread (carbs, teeny protien). So yeah they know they can survive in their village.

Plus it's tough to spend two weeks in a tiny room when it is shared by 8 10 people, and babies crying (that really gets on nerves), sometimes away from your family. And yeah, you have to queue up to poop. Most importantly you don't know if you still have a job anymore!

So next time when you are ensconced in your sofa in AC, or are enjoying a cup of tea in your balcony, do pause for a moment before you snigger at these "chu#tiyas". Yes it's important to lockdown to save lives. I do support the lockdown.

But the poor of India deserve better. The least you can do is not make fun of their hard times!

Thanks for reading till here. I can't believe the amount of stuff I can type on my mobile! 😃

I agree. In all of this shit, the poor are the ones who are blameless nomatter what anyone wants to say. People don't walk hundreds of miles on foot just because. Their problems,concerns and lives are equally valid. Living day to day, the hand to mouth existence - we can't even imagine that, holed up in our houses with our privileged selves and ample funds. It's been a failure on the part of the government,there is no doubt of it. It's something to think about,one for rectification in the future when something massive like this happens again. Lockdown does not mean only the priviledged get their fill. Somewhere awareness has failed bigtime.

We are all panicking sitting in our homes,having all the food in the world, having so much distraction to keep our minds of this, having water and electricity,having money,having the awareness. They have none of it. I have felt massive of sadness and constant priviledge checks the last two days. Who are we to judge them when we can't imagine walking in their shoes even for a day.

I support the lockdown too, ofcourse I do. Cause what's the alternative. This is the only way to tackle this pandemic. But somewhere the government's failure to tackle the migrant issue has done the poor a major disservice. Like I said,now that it has happened here's hoping it's taken into account and rectified in the future. We really haven't seen something like this before,it's a learning curve if not anything else. The kinda curve that comes at the cost of lives,I'm afraid though.