Hi, i really have been looking a chance to write my encountering of a great irony in the indian railway train.
Also indeed an adventure.
It was on 23rd April, i took off for the day, i went to Pune to collect my stuffs.
Oh i got the ticket tatkal, God Goodness, confirmed, the onward journey was fine, no trouble, but... but the return journey, oh i have to say i dint have any reservation. Can you imagine stuffs including computer, a desktop, a briefcase excetera. But so brave i was that i thought ok, rather, i did have no choice, can't take another day off.
So all the fun came in my return journey, if want to get the real picture of india then go into some train to somewhere, well since its all the same if its in india, no india shining i promise you can see there.
Ok then i got in the train, it got started, i knew where i was supposed to cosy myself, you all know, the huge corridor beside the wash, haha i cut it short here.
Then i look around it was not just me but a lot of like me, or the me likes, just kidding. They were too can't call back their journey and to reach somehow. There was a couple, but very young probably younger than me, then came in four more guys. Oh forgot to tell you there were some kids marathi dont know where they should be heading, but they kind of "Traffic Signal" the movie, very very marathi. They must be around 17 years average.
Now the great story revolves around these kids, the couple, the four guys, me of course and the TT, comon you can't leave the TT aside in the Great Indian Train journey, riched and limelighted by the famous Lalu Prasad, i still confused how could that happen while he was in and Bihar was out.
Sounds interesting right, now you know how would the guys, the four guys you know right, react in front of the young couple. And my God the couple were no less than them, is this the particular psyche in the land. Then i knew there could be fair reason to banned love marriage and the things similar to it.
Ok, the TT came for the round check i was afraid of the goods, the stuffs, then it turn out that those guys were army personels although their physique was very dull. Yes i could catch the accent they were from Laloo land, i mean no offense i have friends from the same land. I indeed asked one of them to talk to the TT 'cause for sure i knew he's gonna do some things real bad. The guy said " dont worry it'll be all fine" great i got a company i thought.
Ok patience, here's very near for the real irony to start again. The girl at times seems to a bit shy, it reminded me of one movie again " the Malamal Weekly" the boy seems a little desperate he for one dissimilarity from the movie was he don't look innocent. Now the guys its really funny they were trying to make you know those kind of sided lines to the girl, often like stupid and silly, i thought heyyy whats going on man they are couple, of course unmarried. The girl couldn't even eat but she never ever made any complaint perhaps i went far, not even a kind of distastefull or unwelcoming gesture, may be she was prepared for all this. or things like this could be common and very much normal.
Ok now comes into picture the marathi boys they were playing around, it seems like they booked the whole coach or the dabba. One the guys happen to chat with few of them which the remaining guys weren't really support of.
At night the boys, i guess they took in a little gulp of the liquid, pretty immature, they came in and said to the guys " kaha se aaye ho kaha jaana h, lagta h tum log aise hi idhar baith kar jana bahot accha lagta h kyaa".
Wow thats a great line for the kids to make to the army personels. But seems like the guys were helpless " tum log ka ticket h kyaa, tum log to ticket bhi kaatte naii h" then the guys reply that they have the ticket it's just not confirmed. I shook my head in disbelief "was that a reply. God......."
Then one of them say "my name is something urunaldjjfjgjlg.... " i didn't catch it they're mocking at those Jawans.... but weak jawans. Then one of the guys stood up and said "ok dunnit.. go away and leave us alone -"kya kare neend naiii aa raa ha "
Then turn to me said, "dude what's your name ", those guys whenever saw me said "dude", one of them said he had a GF, girlfriend from Nagaland, "ahh i bet if you could have one from Manipur."
Then i replied D.... was my name .. D.......... in chorous, haah haha couldn't believe it, they were dumbfounded.
Then came a meek smile from one of the guys, he must have thought " sahi liya,......"--
They were not going away, then came the turn to the one they talk earlier. And came a bit of jhagrahhh or the mouth fight between the army, "tera dost h tu jaa na, leke jaa tere rehene se ye ho rah h".
The kids went away laughing. I thought that was crazy and stupid enough for the army, oh i prayed the couple seems to have bless, the kids din't make any fun of them.
Now a little senior army got up and said that it was over, no more....., it seems like he's about to teach the kids a lesson, but to my surprise he said "me jaaa ra ha hoon, kese bhi ho ticket leke aaaonga" means the confirmed seat, i thought it was ridiculous may be that could be a wise thought haahh.
Then goes on for sometime between the poor armies " tu tu main main"-- can't believe.
Could this be the reason why they are stereotyped ? !!!
One of the jawan reiteirated that they shouldn't be fighting, sorry i mean quarelling, talking to the couple, you know the one they had tried to do the "me in line.. give it to me too..." kind of thing. wowwww.....
Ok thats it for them the rest you can imagine you know, you might have come accross the situation, kindof atleast.
Ok one TT came and said i have to pay extra Rs.650, ohh dear lord, that much i said "i dont have but take away that i have, " might be he knows i could be an IT guy and he could take it away from me.
Me neither fool, then atlast he said "be careful, with so much of load you should take a ticket", but he let me free.
Then came another guy, South Indian, he was travelling with an online ticket that's a waiting one,
and for those who dont know any online waiting ticket is declared as invalid and you can't travel with it.
TT call me again, he had a nice proposition, since i had said that i could give that much i have if necessary as fine, he wants me to help the south indian guy, he was also going to Chennai, by giving him Rs 100 and to collect it from him at chennai.
I gave him the money but i too took some cover, i hide some of my stuffs into his luggage as he carry very less.
He's name is Subramanium.
Then i reached Chennai and the bad day was ne'er going to set me free. There the TT told me to stop. He pulled out a stupid crap and said i had to give Rs 550 extra. And i tried all the possible means but all in vain. He really suck me off Rs 550.
Subramaninum gave me back the money on 10th day and i had to call him 2wice. Of course i gave him Rs100 more for him to reach his home after the Chennai TT struggle.
That was indeed a memorable day, so frustrated i was that i cursed the TT, i was short of four rupees to make Rs 550 still he bent me to give Rs550 by any means, i finally had to look for ATM all around and gave him the money.
Well thats it, be a little careful while in train and check out your goods, be rough and tough as of now you know if you travel by normal sleeper, and the most exciting thing is---- if you're tired of the daily routine and want a little bit of adventure then.........
GET ON TO A INDIAN RAILWAY TRAIN AND MAKE YOUR YOURNEY IN THE NORMAL SLEEPER CLASS, and its more adventurous if you have a waiting list ticket... ahahahaa a a : )
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