Delhi street map - how useful?

Haylo · Jun 8th, 2008, 16:59

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Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

Cabbie replies, " Now all the sher de puttars coming from the other side, sir"

I'll tell you if that's funny after I've survived my first week in Delhi!

Jokes like that - sometimes they hide the truth - in Malta the "joke" is that you don't drive on the left, you drive in the shade. The sun is so fierce, that when there's no traffic around, people really do drive in the shade, it is more than a joke. I have done it myself!

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Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

Get an address too, its would be helpful at the 'Micro' level..

Good point, especially if it's someone's house. Well, I know they live in this street somewhere...

Nick-H · Jun 8th, 2008, 17:52

As well as address, directions, etc, get a landmark!

One of the biggest problems with directions is the inability to comprehend the words "I'm coming from the other direction"...

I had this phone conversation with my wife once:

Me: "I'm standing outside your favourite shoe shop, how do I get to xyz street?"

Her: "It's off the same street, you just go there"

Me: "Yes, I know, but if you just came out of that shoe shop, would you turn right or left?"

Her: "It is nearby; you just go there."

Me: "But... But... OK, see you later, bye"

Dilliwala · Jun 8th, 2008, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Haylo

If the streets do have name plates, what language are they in? I've not yet learned all the devanagari letters, so it would be tempting fate to want them to be in Hindi! Would be good practice though.

English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.
How's your Nastaliq and Gurmukhi coming along?

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Originally Posted by puchoo

Mrs P likes to drive around by street names...i dont even bother trying to remember the name...

Very useful when following the Eicher and not wanting to stop every km.

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For example if i had to give you directions from South Ex to Defence Colony (less than 1 Km)....it would be left at flyover and then right at the traffic light.....if you had to go via street names...you would need to remember atleast 3...with names that are not easy to pronounce!!

What's so difficult about BHISHMA PITAMAH Marg?

Ok, but you can't be complaining about RING ROAD?

That first one, we solved that problem decades ago when my mom renamed it - Timber Road! I'm sure you know why.

Haylo · Jun 9th, 2008, 00:26

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Originally Posted by Dilliwala

English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.
How's your Nastaliq and Gurmukhi coming along?

Grrr...

Mods, we need this as a smiley here!

capt_mahajan · Jun 9th, 2008, 00:29

Which one is Bhisma Pitamah? The one going to Kotla? (from the timber)

edwardseco · Jun 9th, 2008, 07:02

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my partner found a surprisingly detailed street map covering the Delhi area, it even shows house numbers!

Would love to have such maybe combined with a satnav system..

CaitlinECox · Jun 9th, 2008, 08:21

Hi everybody,

It's called an Eicher map if you ever want to ask for one at a book store (named after the company that puts it out) If you're going to spend any time in Delhi off the tourist circuit it's very worth it. Puts you more in charge of where you're going, even if you can only figure out half of the details in advance.

As for giving rickshaw-wallahs directions, I usually start with the big neighborhood (eg, Defence Colony) then you give them the block, as in A-block, b-block, etc. That's how the neighborhoods are often organized. If the driver himself doesn't know where the block is, just get to the neighborhood, have him pull over, and ask a local.

Even if there are street names (and that's iffy), very few people know any apart from the major ones.

puchoo · Jun 9th, 2008, 12:55

Nope..infact i mentioned Ring Road specifically in my earlier post as being one of the most identifiable roads in Delhi...

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Originally Posted by Dilliwala

Ok, but you can't be complaining about RING ROAD?

shashank.aggarwal · Jun 9th, 2008, 13:11

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Originally Posted by puchoo

Nope..infact i mentioned Ring Road specifically in my earlier post as being one of the most identifiable roads in Delhi...

Infact You will not find ring road in Maps as it would be Mahatma Gandhi Marg, and I bet half of the delhiites would not know that.

Secondly how many Mahatma Gandhi Margs can you recall ??

And forget about the outer ring road - Dr.Hegdewar (Sp??) Marg

puchoo · Jun 9th, 2008, 13:18

Fortunately i do.....but if someone asked me about it , im sure it will take a while to recall...

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Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

Infact You will not find ring road in Maps as it would be Mahatma Gandhi Marg, and I bet half of the delhiites would not know that.

jyotirmoy · Jun 9th, 2008, 13:19

Look left look right
No cops in sight?
Jump the light....

That's Delhi !!!

Dilliwala · Jun 10th, 2008, 21:09

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Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

Which one is Bhisma Pitamah? The one going to Kotla? (from the timber)

Yep, the one going north from junction of RR, Andrews Ganj, South Ex - past all the timber shops!

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Infact You will not find ring road in Maps as it would be Mahatma Gandhi Marg, and I bet half of the delhiites would not know that.

The Eicher usually lists both names for all the renamed roads where the old names are still popular like RR, ORR, Najafgarh Rd, etc

capt_mahajan · Jun 10th, 2008, 21:22

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

Look left look right
No cops in sight?
Jump the light....

That's Delhi !!!

thats India

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Originally Posted by Dilliwala

Yep, the one going north from junction of RR, Andrews Ganj, South Ex - past all the timber shops!

Thanks.

Jun 8th, 2008, 17:52	#17
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	As well as address, directions, etc, get a landmark! One of the biggest problems with directions is the inability to comprehend the words "I'm coming from the other direction"... I had this phone conversation with my wife once: Me: "I'm standing outside your favourite shoe shop, how do I get to xyz street?" Her: "It's off the same street, you just go there" Me: "Yes, I know, but if you just came out of that shoe shop, would you turn right or left?" Her: "It is nearby; you just go there." Me: "But... But... OK, see you later, bye" __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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