It’s 2017 and we’re still struggling with Indian standard time
Hindustan Times | BySeema Goswami
Apr 29, 2017 09:45 PM IST
Why has turning up late to everything become a national trait in our country?
So, home minister Rajnath Singh had a bit of a meltdown when he arrived at a government function five minutes early; only to have it start 12 minutes late. Incensed at this delay, he publicly upbraided the bureaucrats in attendance – and duly made national headlines.
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Can the chronic Indian tendency to turn up late for everything be put down to ancient Hindu philosophy that sees time as a ‘chakra’ - ‘kaal chakra’, a circular loop that is both unending and endless? (Getty Images)