One of the things I love about India are its animals. Fuck zoos, farms and dog parks. Here, they have fought long and hard for equal rights among their mammalian peers. Mumbai has been largely sanitized of its bovine bounty, but fortunately, in Bengaluru, cows are still an active part of public life... especially on the roads. Cars may disregard pedestrians, but it's the cows that disregard the cars. I saw these two behemoths stationed outside my street last night, all but entirely blocking traffic. Like silent sentinels they stood as frustrated motorists honked and threatened in vain. Ultimately, it was the cows that won. Ah, there is nothing quite as satisfying for a frustrated pedestrian than to watch dejected motorists shuttle their way about the road to avoid the spotted beasts. Who needs rally racing when you have urban slalom? Cows 1. Cars 0.
