Sunday, October 28, 2012

Indian Immigration forms - Can Hindi make an entry??


Ever wondered, why don't we have bi-lingual immigration forms in India. It is shame for the country which boasts of being multi-lingual status but can't even print Immigration forms in at least one local language say Hindi. Flights have become multilingual with signs on aircraft and entertainment content in many languages including Hindi but sadly not the immigration forms. Hindi is just relegated to celebrating Hindi Divas. It is also sad that country's high, mighty and influential have simply ignored this anomaly and not taken much desired action of printing such forms in Hindi as well as English.  Assuming Hindi is not permitted for filling the form, at least instructions could be printed in Hindi so that it becomes easier especially for elderly who can read instructions in Hindi and write in English.

Men get away with giving flowers to their wives

One of Snapshots that I came across at Chicago International Airport. Kudos to Tourism Ministry as "Incredible India" Ad campaigns have definitely been able to create a positive mind-share among international travelers with trendy and new age campaigns and eye-catching lines as one above.

Chicago's ChinaTown

You can feel like you are in China and not in Chicago if you visit China Town. With plenty of Chinese restaurants, shops selling Chinese medicines and gifts and entire town painted with signs in Mandarin, a must visit if you are visiting Chicago and want to experience a bit of China.