this is more or less like ahamadabad.Ghettoisation and lumpanisation of civil life feeds a new politics in india which is a majoritarian turn giving enough electoral support.this is polarising communities. --- Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
