The Typical Kolhapuri

Welcome to one of the slowest city of the nation. Well we are very proud to be Kolhapuri or Kolhapurkar but still there are quite a few things in Kolhapuri Life Style that need to be changed. This first and foremost thing is that we must be ready to expect change. We must get out of our Rigid Mindset and explore the excitment , the challenges , the glory that change brings. Typically Kolhapur business knows how to make money, but does not know how to spend it. The shops at Kolhapur will open not before 10:30 in the morning. The city virtually stops in the afternoon from 1 to 4. People don't work during this time. The Offices close by 6:30 p.m, The shops will wrap up by 8:00 - 8:30. The bakeries will close down by 10 p.m. The Restaurants close the kitchen by 11 p.m. Thus the city sleeps by 11:30 or so. No Night Life. Well this might seem very odd. But there are quite a few people who make the most of even this. Until recently the Central ST stand had small Tea Stalls and Snacks stalls open all night long. So this was the place Night Lifers used to hang about. But thanks to the Police this place also has been virutally shut off for night.

What we need today is Change a change in Mindset. Well its not that we must go Parting all nights long as the metros. Neither must we start working from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. But still the work attitude must change. We have to become more professional towards our source of earning and more casual with our personal lives.

And yes one important thing KOLHAPUR still continues to be one of the High Per Capita Place in the Country !!! Do we need to change . . . ?