Indians are familiar with the concept of "Indian Standard Time" or IST. No, it is not the time derived from the 82.5 degree East longitude passing near Allahabad. The tardiness of Indians is legendary. Hyderabad in particular is famous in this already lax situation.
According to BBC however, Peru is the land where punctuality has died. So much so, that the government is making vigourous efforts to promote good time-keeping.
At noon on the dot, punctuality will make its debut in Peru. Lateness will be a thing of the past, or so its government hopes.
Sirens will blare and church bells will ring to remind 27 million Peruvians to synchronise their clocks with time set by the Peruvian Navy.
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One must not forget that the whole concept of standard time as well as prime meridian began in India after all. According to Wikipedia,
One of the earliest descriptions of standard time in India appeared in the 4th century CE astronomical treatise Surya Siddhanta. Postulating a spherical earth, the book defined the prime meridian, or zero longitude, as passing through Avanti, the ancient name for the historic city of Ujjain (23°10′58″N, 75°46′38″E), and Rohitaka, the ancient name for Rohtak (28°54′N 76°38′E), a city near the historic battle-field of Kurukshetra.[4]
Situated upon the line which passes through the haunt of the demons (equator and 76° E) and the mountain which is the seat of the gods (the North Pole), are Rohitaka and Avanti ...[5]
Amazing, the wisdom of the Ancients. What do you folks think? Is the Indian attitude towards time acceptable?
