Delhi, We Know You’re Cold But Can You Not Shame Us For Keeping Our Sweaters On?

Last Updated: December 30, 2022, 09:00 ISTDelhi, don't let the winters turn you cold. (Photo: AP)An open letter to Delhi winter defenders, romanticisers, and gatekeepers.Dear

Delhites,Growing up here in Kolkata means you're ready at all times for winters that you may or may not ever actually face in your lifetime. Of all the damaging stereotypes about

Bengalis, I'm here to sadly report that the one about monkey caps is true. Before we had any kind of control over our sartorial choices, our parents would whip out the monkey cap

just as November would begin to set in and on the school bus, there was bound to be at least one unfortunate kid with no rebellious streak who would become the butt of all jokes

for keeping the item on.The miseries of the world are not equally meted out. Delhi winters and Kolkata winters were not made to be equals, but we really don't have to be rivals.

Could we sympathize with you while wearing our hoodies (I'm currently no longer wearing monkey caps)? Could you maybe try not to gatekeep the experience of cold? Nobody is coming

for your crown. Mostly because it isn't a crown.Every winter, cold wars are fought on Twitter between you folks and Mumbaikars over who gets to stake a claim over the winter

season. Kolkata isn't letting anywhere near the arena for obvious reasons. It would be a lot easier for all of us if you didn't try to fight us while simultaneously freezing

halfway into oblivion. It isn't a good look. Like Christina Perri said, "you're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul" et cetera. This season, especially, winter has

decided to exit Kolkata even earlier than usual. It isn't January yet and the heaviest of blankets are already about to be stowed away. Meanwhile, you're battling a cold wave.

We've got nothing on you when it comes to winters. Trust me, we know, As a city, we like to live in the past and will wax poetic about just about anything, but even so, we do have

a modicum of self-awareness.bro why is it so hot in december in mumbai??? aren't we all supposed to be getting dunked on by delhi peeps for complaining about non existent winter

rn???— Arshad Wahid (@vettichennaiguy) December 19, 2022People—old, homeless, disabled, or otherwise marginalized—face the prospect of death due to extreme cold weather.

Fighting tooth and nail to cement your position as the toughest winter warriors for some Twitter clout isn't the win you might think it is. For those living in Delhi without a roof

over their heads, surviving the Indian capital's harsh winters is a challenge. At this time of year, local authorities open additional homeless shelters, and charities bring help