CHALTA HAI

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Why do we behave so differently at home than on the street?

The same person who maintains an immaculate home walks past garbage without a second thought. The same driver who parks carefully at home blocks half a public road. The same family that welcomes guests with warmth treats public spaces with indifference.

The Ownership Gap names this contradiction and asks: What if the problem isn’t lack of values, but lack of ownership?

Through sixteen deeply observed chapters—from roads and queues to toilets and temples—this book explores where civic sense breaks down and why. It shows how chalta hai lowers standards one compromise at a time, why education doesn’t guarantee civic behavior, and what role systems play when citizens and infrastructure blame each other.

Written with honesty and hope, this is not a lecture. It’s a mirror.

Because the India we practice daily becomes the India we live in.

SKU: 9781739549077 Categories: , ,
Binding: Perfect Bound
Pages: 122Author: Nancet Marques
 

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Why do we behave so differently at home than on the street?

The same person who maintains an immaculate home walks past garbage without a second thought. The same driver who parks carefully at home blocks half a public road. The same family that welcomes guests with warmth treats public spaces with indifference.

The Ownership Gap names this contradiction and asks: What if the problem isn’t lack of values, but lack of ownership?

Through sixteen deeply observed chapters—from roads and queues to toilets and temples—this book explores where civic sense breaks down and why. It shows how chalta hai lowers standards one compromise at a time, why education doesn’t guarantee civic behavior, and what role systems play when citizens and infrastructure blame each other.

Written with honesty and hope, this is not a lecture. It’s a mirror.

Because the India we practice daily becomes the India we live in.

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Weight0.129 kg
Dimensions20.3 × 12.7 × 0.7 cm

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