So, the bear-like Ratan Tata unveiled the Nano–finally. Poor man stuffed in a Nano. I felt sorry for him, his discomfort was palpable. What an ordeal to fit that bear like frame into the matchbox. I know he couldn’t wait to get out. I for one want the car to explode. I hope none are killed in the process, but seriously the car should explode… all the cars of the first batch should… actually. Then production should be halted and they should disappear into oblivion…the single windscreen wiper and all. I hope I pray I beg.
Now here... don’t get me wrong I am not part of the bourgeois…trying to keep all 4-wheelers for my class! But the 1lakh mini car…I can’t bring myself to agree with. Have you seen our roads…. if you have, then you will know why this is such an issue for me to deal with. You see, I travel about 40 km a day. Going from home to where I work. It is a pretty long route and to make it even worse the traffic, the roads and the mish mash they create, makes me tear my hair out with anger, grief and a million other emotions. Imagine… in place of the 50 million two wheelers that clamour for space on the ideal Pune road… we’ll now have 50 million little Nanos… like a tram car all lined up one behind the other… honking spouting fumes… breaking signals… crossing over dividers… and…
I believe it was Ratan Tata’s grandfather who foresaw that Mumbai wouldn’t be able to contain its own people one day. He urged the construction of flyovers and the transport system. I have always admired the man ( RT) btw… but really now the heart is brokem.
When you reduce the cost of a commodity… then you also reduce its value. More people buy the car making the Tatas richer by a few crores. Yes, and then what of the petrol consumption…it sky rockets…and aren’t we busy haggling with the US and Iran…well who cares? What about our infrastructure? Are we equipped to handle an influx of a few thousand Nanos? What about whether we as a people are mature enough to actually use the road sense we have? I mean I can’t believe that men who are touted as visionaries… who are probable candidates for presidency (some news channel) lack this vision… I mean Mr. Tata what are were the reasons? (other than the moolah of course). Couldn’t you use your research department to come up with something noteworthy like a car that runs on plastic… or sunlight?
We don’t let a 14 year old drive do we even though he is dying to …we realize he isn’t mature enough to hit the road right? I agree we are not the people to judge whether the population here is immature or not… but still…
And Mr. Tata…I’m happy that you looked uncomfortable in the Nano because that’s how uncomfortable I will be after the reality of the Nano hits us…
1 comment:
Eesh. More like a few hundred crores. And probably in the few few years. But again, its not like everyone can still afford it. A lot more of the urban population can.
Anyhoo, I agree. commuting will be a bitch soon :)
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