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Delhi
WORK
CULTURE & ROUND UP
The
Delhi scene ranges from international to rustic with all intermediate
elements. Overall there is the stamp of the bureaucracy and politics,
it being the capital.
Corporate
culture is fast gaining ground. There is an overall linguistic
'caste' divide, those who are fluent in English and those who
aren't. People who are fluent in Hindi in addition have the best
of both worlds. Then there are the government servants and their
families and the others. ( Delhiites are shameless name droppers--"
yesterday, when I was lunching with the secretary of the department
of XXX..etc is countered by 'As I was telling Atalji .." .
In north
India Delhi is probably the best place for job opportunities.
Spouses (M/F) can get employment without difficulty especially
if they are in teaching or the newer sunrise industries like IT
or services.
In spite
of increasing public awareness women in Delhi say they are not
treated equally --lingering influence of the rustic belt. But
things are changing fast here, too.
Delhi
is basically a city of people from Uttar Pradesh and refugees
from Punjab. It has large numbers of people from all over India
though, again thanks to the government's encouragement and policies.
Each state of India is represented here not just in people but
also in associations, cultural centres , festivals and the like.
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