Dear Ranjit Ghetooised Muslim Communities is a study by itsefl. Pizzas are not delivered in Yusuf Sarai as well - vice versa - the most popular non-chain foodie joints inDelhi are runby Mussalmans there is definite discrimination against Muslims,not on the terms of your reportage - these half ignorant statements make for the way Muslims are discriminated against in the walled city and driven into self-ghettoisation Pleasee refrain from making such deep-throated statements without serious analysis. It might interestyou to know that most foodie joint ownersand workersin the friendscolony shops you are talkingabout might beMuslims, including franchise owners,
On 07/04/2008, Ranjit Ranjit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Fast-food chains don't deliver in Delhi's Muslim ghetto > > Fast-food chains like Domino's and McDonald's usually refuse home delivery > in Jamia Nagar (in Delhi city)even though this dominantly Muslim > neighbourhood, famed for its Jamia Islamia University, is close to their New > Friends Colony (NFC) outlets. By the way, > Jamia Nagar is not just another unplanned stinky ghetto--it has wide > roads, spacious houses, and proper addresses. (See the story: Jamia Nagar - > Delhi's Rich Muslim Ghetto) > > "We don't deliver there," was the reply when The Delhi Walla called up > Domino's (011-26933951-56) at NFC. Different responses on different calls: > "we are sorry", or "we haven't started our service there yet." Ditto with > McDonald's. "There are areas we don't > deliver to and Jamia Nagar is one of them," says the lady manning the > McDelivery desk. According to McDonald's India North & East, "McDelivery > ascertain the delivery area on various internal assessments including the > convenience and safe accessibility of > the area within the permissible timeframe." OK, fair enough. > > It takes less then 10 minutes to drive to Jamia Nagar from McDoanld's. So > is the place not safe enough? An unusually forthcoming employee at Domino's > said, "It's not a good area. We deliver there only to special customers." > > Who are these mysterious special customers? > > At least author Ms. Rakshanda Jalil, a Jamia Nagar resident who recently > had luminaries like Khushwant Singh and Sheila Dikshit (Delhi Chief Minister > no less) attending her book launch, is not special enough. She couldn't coax > Domino's to deliver Veggie > Delight with extra olives for her two daughters. "They go to faraway > blocks of New Friends Colony and were delivering as far as Sarita Vihar but > they won't come here which is closer", says Ms. Jalil. > > Now listen to the outlets' unofficial excuses: "customers there don't > pay", "addresses are usually given wrong", and--this takes the pizza—"The > Jamia University students forcibly take pizza boxes from delivery boys." > > Then why is Pizza Hut able to deliver, and deliver successfully, to Jamia > Nagar? A quick phone call put things in perspective. Yes, > Pizza Hut does deliver in Jamia Nagar. Yes, they have never faced > problems. But sorry, they don't deliver after 7 pm. Reason? Traffic jam! > Really? That's laughable. Jamia is essentially an university campus with > verdant grounds and quiet libraries. Hardly the stuff traffic jams are made > of. > > Ms. Jalil says, "Nobody uses the M word. But clearly, they don't go 'out > there' because a different sort of > species resides out there!" > > Achha, those Mussalmaans! > > ------------------- > from: > > http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/2008/04/dateline-jamia-nagar-no-pizzas-for.html > > > > -- > Ranjit > > > -- Bobby Kunhu --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
