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Signs of Delhi

 

There' s no place quite like Delhi!  A large sprawling city with a population of about twenty million (itself more populous than many countries!), it is bustling with commerce of all types but mostly of the small street vendor to consumer variety.

As many of you know, I collect "signs".  Delhi was a little challenging in this regard.  Many of the signs were crafted in Hindi, which I can't read, but there were a fairly large number that were bilingual or created in English (with tourists and expats in mind, I assume).  It is these I tended to photograph. 

As with most things about Delhi, like its noise, traffic, crowding, filth and smells, the signage can be overwhelming to the senses.  Often you don't have time to take it all in.  Couple this with the haphazard outdoor wiring and your eyes and mind are easily distracted. 

Here then is an attempt to show you a representation of some of the variety of signage I encountered during my visit to this city.

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The signage all over India presents marvels of interpretation for visitors and locals alike.

Somewhere I have a pic of a sign down an alleyway in Tamil and English "URIN STRICKTLY PROHIBITED" �� - to no apparent effect !

Signage in English is largely because it is the only language understood throughout the country ! When the first Congress convened in 1947, speakers of Hindi, Bengali and Tamil etc eventually agreed proceedings to be held in English - the only common language ! 

Check out any Indian banknote and you will see it is printed in, I think, the 15 major languages. 

Someone once told me India is 6000 years of poetry, and no two lines rhyme ������

 

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