Monday, February 20, 2006
Still it is India!
I was forced some time back to undertake a train journey for some reason in an unreserved compartment. Generally I love to travel in Trains for longer distance for their economy, convenience and for some other good reasons. But the situation is very different in the case of journey in unreserved compartments. One can see the chaos during exit and in entering this compartments. Even if the person traveled in good mood definitely he/she will experience bitterness and irritation for not allowed to exit honorably. The guys from the platforms used to enter these compartments forcefully and the persons inside the train are forced to stay back for a while and thereby creating commotion. Why this junta still behaving like this? Even in Bus stations and/or Bus Stands people are used throng at one go and few of them are used to reserve their seats in unreserved coaches, buses! Are these gus are willing to pack their horseback for burial ground or grave yard before nature envelopes them?
In some cases I personally experienced that few people sell space in unreserved coaches for a fee! The problem may persists in all major stations in India but I experienced many times in Chennai (Madras) Central and at Chennai Egmore stations.
Change is inevitablebut for our poor guysit is just another Change!
