The Reality of Living Here

Living in India can feel like a disgrace; every single day feels like absolute madness. Life here is incredibly hard because the system, the administration, and society itself feel completely broken and corrupt. Everything is falling apart. You will find garbage everywhere. Where I live, in my local complex, there is trash lying around year-round. There is constant waterlogging, and the surroundings just look incredibly ugly. On top of this, the government charges exorbitant taxes. This year alone, I paid around ₹1,50,000 in income tax. If you calculate GST and all other indirect taxes, my total tax burden easily reaches ₹7 to ₹8 lakhs. And what do I get in return? Absolutely nothing. I get a broken system, corrupt bureaucrats, and crumbling infrastructure. The people here are not dependable. We live in a fragmented, low-trust society that discriminates based on absolutely everything—caste, religion, region, language, and skin color. Even as someone who is tall and good-looking, I feel judged and discriminated against, sometimes even by foreign tourists who can't seem to believe someone like me belongs here. But honestly, the harsh climate and severe pollution wear you down so much that eventually, the environment just leaves you looking and feeling completely exhausted and degraded. The climate is unbearable. We endure nine months of extreme summer in North India, with temperatures peaking at 50°C and averaging around 45°C. Then, during the rainy season, Gurugram becomes impossible to navigate because all the roads are heavily waterlogged. Add the suffocating air pollution to the mix, and it is far from an ideal place to live. It is a dog-eat-dog world out here. To make matters worse, the food is heavily adulterated. If you consume these contaminated products long enough, it feels like a fast track to getting cancer. There is simply no system that works here; everything is paralyzed by deep-rooted corruption