Watch how a man points out the silent discipline of Sikkim, holding up a mirror to the rest of India’s chaotic public spaces.
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00:00Meet solo traveler Satyajit Dahiya, who visited Sikkim for a reality check.
00:21According to him, there's a stark difference between Sikkim and the rest of the country.
00:26He reasoned out,
00:30There's a rule of putting away from the place,
00:32There's a rule of putting away from the place,
00:34There's a rule of putting away from the place,
00:37And here you're going to show me the truth,
00:40I'm not sure if you're going to be like this,
00:42I'll be able to keep away from the place.
00:44So I'm saying right now,
00:46When I'm here,
00:47I don't think that this is India.
00:49Yes, this is India,
00:51But you will think that without a visa,
00:54You are in another country.
00:56Sikkim is widely regarded as one of India's cleanest states,
00:59Having achieved major milestones such as becoming the country's first open defecation free state,
01:04And being ranked the cleanest by the National Sample Survey Office in 2015.
01:08In 2020, it was named the best performing small state in cleanliness.
01:12Continuing this legacy,
01:13In 2024,
01:14Chief Minister,
01:15Preem Singh Tamang,
01:16Launched the state-level Svachitahi Seva campaign,
01:18To further promote cleanliness and sustainability.
01:21Public etiquette remains an issue in India,
01:30With videos of bad behaviour often going viral.
01:33In January 2025,
01:34Tourists were slammed for littering in Himachal Pradesh,
01:37And in February,
01:38A loud visitor disrupted the peaceful Tabo Monastery in Spiti.
01:41Such actions harm the country's natural and cultural charm.
01:44Satyajit's take on cleanliness has been making rounds on the internet.
01:48Many people agreed about the state's cleanliness,
01:51While others emphasised the importance of civic sense.
01:54Look,
01:56Drinking water for everyone.
01:58This is Sikkim's people.
02:00And this is a cow,
02:03So who are they?