Every one knows about Indian Standard Time. If an event or function has to start at a specified time, one can be sure that the event will eventually start around 30-40 minutes after the specified time once the people start coming. Indians are not punctual. They have no sense of time. Buses, Trains don’t run on time.
I remember reading a story as a child that when Indira Gandhi was the prime minister, she wanted to change the reputation and image of India. She calls in a panel of experts from all parts of the world, primarily USA, Japan, Russia, European countries like Germany, UK, France, Italy. She gives the panel a year’s time to study the prevalent conditions and get back to her with a set of suggestions as to how she can change the face of India.
At the end of the year, the panel come to her with their report. They congratulate her saying that India is the only country where God exists. Indira Gandhi was surprised on hearing this conclusion. At the same time, she felt proud that she is the Prime Minister of the only country where God exists. She asks them as to how they concluded.
They replied - Hard to find a house where a tap doesn’t leak but water is available everywhere. Electrical wires are seen hanging. One can get electrocuted by touching a switch. Yet there is electricity everywhere. Trains run on time! Yes but it may be yesterday’s time. They concluded that without God, India could not exist.
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