An evening with an insane architect cousin

I have pondered over a lot, whether this blog should be titled "Next president of India" or "An evening with an insane architect cousin". One might assume that my cousin is insane, but what I actually meant is the architect in him is insane... not him! One might also wonder why "Next president of India" was a worthy contender of this blog. The photo at the end might give you an idea.

If you have a cousin who is an architect, take my advice never go out with him to any place which even remotely relates to a 'structure'. Let me tell you why.

My cousin was in Delhi for some registration of architects or something (no point elaborating it, since its not relevant to the story) and we planned (and executed to perfection) visits to two "architectural wonders" of Delhi - The India Gate and the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Ya..... I know there are other structures in Delhi (Red Fort, Qutub Minar etc) to which the title "architectural wonders" would have befitted better, but the nearest structures to "Palika Bazaar" (where u get all the pirated stuff) were these two and my cousin had to be content with them.

We arrived at the India Gate at 4 p.m. The moment I stepped into the shadow of the gate..I said"
"Wow"
My cousin replied
"Ya...wow"
"Awesome"
"Too good"
"Beautiful"
"Stunning"
"Breathtaking"
"Hot"
"I know the weather is hot Nrupesh, but look at the amazing , breathtaking monument"
"What are you talking about"
"The India Gate you fool"
"Oh! I thought you were referring to the hot girl in the red t-shirt over there... man.. she is hot"

Now you know, why I alluded to the insanity of the architect in him. Thats the difference between an architect and a chartered accountant. A chartered account can spot the correct figure in an ocean of correct and incorrect figures.

Let me tell you one characteristic which is common to a fashion photographer and an architect. The fashion photographer keeps clicking hundreds of photos of the model from every possible angle... and the architect emulates him.. the only difference being he takes photos of inanimate objects. How I wished I had a camera too at that moment....so many models at India Gate and no fashion photographer!

If you watch through the India Gate you can see the Rashtrapati Bhavan very clearly. Just because the second "architectural wonder" was clearly visible through the India Gate doesnt necessarily mean that its walking distance, which we were about to find out as we set out like two brave NCC cadets on Republic Day parade.

When we reached the residence of the President of India the architect in my cousin took over and all the adjectives starting raining like it was raining at the same moment in Mumbai. Once again the camera was out and once again photos were taken from every angle (even a monkey's photo... which I dont know how it came out of the parliament in spite of such tight security).

Exhausted from the long walk... we ended our "Tale of the two architectural wonders" and set off home.

Photos the probable candidates for presidency:

















Monkey which escaped from the parliament:















Scenic beauty for people who have the finer eye like my insane cousin: