If you live in India stray dogs become invisible to you. They become like the ubiquitious autorickshaws clogging up our roads and we don't really notice them anymore. Anyway my college has adopted a stray, which belongs to everyone and no one at the same time, called Onam. Why the dog has been christened after a harvest festival is anyone's guess but since the dog is blissfully unaware that it even has a name, i guess any name will do.
However as we are trying to become a developed country by 2020(nice dream) and holding the Commonwealth Games next year to impress the world, what is to be done about the approx two lakh dogs that call Delhi home? I'm sure the rest of the world will appreciate our extraordinary affinity towards other species when they are greeted by feral dogs, runaway cows, pecking chickens, constantly pooping crows and gigantic rodents.
But this is an issue for other people to think about, all I do now is dodge Onam who unsurprisingly is an absolutely shameless mutt that thinks I am his personal cook.
Gal, that was a nice observation n thought. BTW Onam is now part of Commits, so v better give him a better position..;);)
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