Opinion: Opinion | Mumbai's 'Marathi' Test For Cabbies, And The Art Of Fixing The Wrong Problems
This opinion piece reflects on Mumbai's cultural capacity to integrate diverse populations while critiquing the city's tendency to focus on trivial regulatory issues, such as language tests for taxi drivers, rather than systemic problems.
Mumbai has long possessed the legendary, slightly chaotic ability to absorb every dialect, dish, and economic refugee that lands upon its humid shores. It is a city whose soul is forged in transit, fuelled by cutting chai, and sustained by an army of auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers navigating standard traffic jams while keeping up a running commentary on local politics.</p><!--dsk1-->
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