Am sitting in the train, the train which got delayed by 7 hours at Kolkata itself and now every now and them decides that we are too heavy to carry and needs a break and these breaks aren’t the short ones at known stations. But then again if it wants rest I don’t suppose in a large station it would get it. In Hindi the train is given the feminine gender, stranger wonder why? Though i have to admit that till date I havnt figured out the logic that goes into deciding the sex of an object. Now would they too have gender crisis as so many of us humans are faced with?
I get an idea of the fog situation in north India, I am sitting by the window hoping to catch a glimpse of the world that I pass by, but then all I c are the few bushes that we cross and then it all white…
I ve found that train journeys always gives me a time to think, of course these are only for those journeys that arent spent sleeping away. There is something about the gentle rocking, the gentle lullaby, and when its dark and u sit by the window u c the little lights at a distance that pass by in a second and wonder the kind of life those people live. And then there are those moments where none of this registers, u r some million miles away, thinking about whatever is there that is topping the list of things that need to be thought of.
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Train journey in our country is an experience, specially if it is a long distance one. One comes across a cross section of people which make India what it is. It is excellent way to know India in my opinion.
One sees the color and texture of soil changing, vegetation also change as train moves from region to region. Even taste of food and tea change with each station.
I guess the feeling is universal....I too wonder abt the people living in those homes passing by...what they must be doing......a student must be preparing for his exams under those lights, a woman might be cooking for the family, a family might be going through some crisis in one of the homes with those dim lights, another one might be rejoicing over arrival of a new bride...!!
Train journeys are fun, but can get boring if it is running late,specially if your journey is for some important purpose.
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