Why Indians Lack Serious Civic Sense And Basic Hygiene

Why Indians Lack Serious Civic Sense And Basic Hygiene

Civic sense is usually framed as etiquette, “don’t spit, don’t litter, don’t honk,” but that framing evades the reality: civic behaviour is a structural outcome of policy, institutions, and social norms. When roads kill 100–150,000 people a year and cities drown in unmanaged waste, the issue stops being cultural commentary and becomes a governance crisis.  For India’s youth, who will both inherit and remake urban life, civic behaviour is not a m…