Visiting Rajasthan
Some months ago had the opportunity to visit Rajasthan. Left Delhi Kashmiri Gate ISBT at 11.50 am. Before writing about onward journey a word or two on ISBT. Apart from the front exit/entry gate the other gates to get inside is quite a hullabaloo. You have some metro work going, adding to that is the pollution that pervades the area. If you are taking a public transport to reach the ISBT, the bus stand is well after the flyover and the driver driving the bus gives the rationale that he gets a challan if he drops passengers underneath the flyover. How true he is and how truthful were his observations. Inside the bus stand the toilets are fairly clean but the clutter of shops look to be a little disorganuised. Here at different points there should be boards elaborating on eatables/juices and their fixed price.
After not much of a wait, left Delhi Kashmiri Gate ISBT at 11.50 am. Reached South Extension at 12.30. At 1.18 Jaipur is shown to be a little over 210 km. The ride is on a public transport bus with window seat much to cheer about. Reach mehsana 1.35, at 2 pm we are in Dharuhera, at 2.23 we are in Bawal. We go past Meena STD PCO at 2.38, Neerana 2.45 and Behror around 3. We sight Hotel Triputi at 3.40. At 3.45 Jaipur is shown to be 103 km.
Reach Shahpur 4.45, Manoharpur 5.02, and in Jaipur we are in at 6. In between we come across traffic jams which the bus and other modes of transport find hard to negotiate. Though the road from Delhi to Jaipur has settled to a wide extent from excessive digging in we experienced some years/months ago, the ride lasting six hours leaves you tired and out of tune. Take a room near Sindhi camp, probably that is how the bus stand is known to be. The boys tell me it would be a pleasant stay but it turns otherwise. Take breakfast and meals from Hotel Mewar. Here i am told the prices for room are 700 rs and above. It is ok if one seeks little peace and order. To keep the tummy in control, prefer to settle for rice, curd, dal from Mewar. Mewar has a great staff.
Leave next day from Sindhi camp bus stand for Ajmer. The ride is bordering on hopelessness. I can make out the plain clothes man travelling in the bus. The conductor who looked to be sweet begins to show his side of temper later. After a ride of 20 -odd minutes he begins to spit on the stairs of the bus repeatedly. And no offence meant. Against this ride from Jodhpur to Ajmer had among two set of conductors one spitting from his window everytime you used to get out of bus.How remotely he seem to be connected to order.Here it is important to note that drivers, conductors and helpers who could be a source of trouble if not properly trained. By the time i reach Ajmer i am in a fix of whether i should have travelled. Stayed in a hotel probably with the name Delux. The hotel was ok and so was the staff. Visited Dargah on more than one occasion. The place is good. But on occasions it is not bereft of spitting and that too if you are just going past them.They would spit before you or as you go past them or just immediately after you. Thousands of times i have encountered this in this city. Took a general ticket for ride from Ajmer to Jaipur as i already had sleeper class ticket from Jaipur to Delhi Cantt.
The stay in Ajmer was mixed, the stay in hotel ok. In the Ajmer station they don't have enquiry counters working after 2 pm. So to seek an enquiry one has to get into the long queue. Can one understand the rationale behind such a move. The traffic outside the station and the multiple layers of pollution is doing no good to the city. Even Kacheri road has multiple layers of pollution. While waiting for Ashram train i took a seat near the overbridge. There was one gentleman sleeping there and another standing, both from the police department in plain clothes. The man who said sahib aayee showed his true colours later When i took the seat first he requested for my pen. Later having finished his work he released a series of filthy abuse. I was stuck. I kept mum for the next 20 minutes. During this period it was all abuse and solid assurance of the same. The man who was sleeping just nodded whenever he would finish a sentence rich with abuse. Provocation of the same i could not make out. We have to admit. We pass abuse at home when the abuse coming from outside becomes unbearable. Only when we are provoked we pass abuse. Otherwise we try to stay calm. After these series of abuse i took another seat and waited for the train.
Took the general coach. Changed to sleeper coach in Jaipur. Here as i went to sleep on lower berth with the face towards window seat, after 15 to 20 minutes a man lifted the window and spat. How much dignified his approach was. I protested and told him, these acts are engineered by those meant to provide security. Later i came across a gentleman who hailed the train from Alwar. He seem to be a proponent of cleanliness and calm surroundings. Reached Delhi Cantt. And took a bus to ring road and an auto to the place.
Ajmer for all its richness has to evolve as far as cleanliness and calm surroundings are concerned. Pedal rickshaws are good, goodness has to shown by those driving at breakneck speed. SPitting and relieving here and there should be least tried.A clean surrounding serves all.
Some months ago had the opportunity to visit Rajasthan. Left Delhi Kashmiri Gate ISBT at 11.50 am. Before writing about onward journey a word or two on ISBT. Apart from the front exit/entry gate the other gates to get inside is quite a hullabaloo. You have some metro work going, adding to that is the pollution that pervades the area. If you are taking a public transport to reach the ISBT, the bus stand is well after the flyover and the driver driving the bus gives the rationale that he gets a challan if he drops passengers underneath the flyover. How true he is and how truthful were his observations. Inside the bus stand the toilets are fairly clean but the clutter of shops look to be a little disorganuised. Here at different points there should be boards elaborating on eatables/juices and their fixed price.
After not much of a wait, left Delhi Kashmiri Gate ISBT at 11.50 am. Reached South Extension at 12.30. At 1.18 Jaipur is shown to be a little over 210 km. The ride is on a public transport bus with window seat much to cheer about. Reach mehsana 1.35, at 2 pm we are in Dharuhera, at 2.23 we are in Bawal. We go past Meena STD PCO at 2.38, Neerana 2.45 and Behror around 3. We sight Hotel Triputi at 3.40. At 3.45 Jaipur is shown to be 103 km.
Reach Shahpur 4.45, Manoharpur 5.02, and in Jaipur we are in at 6. In between we come across traffic jams which the bus and other modes of transport find hard to negotiate. Though the road from Delhi to Jaipur has settled to a wide extent from excessive digging in we experienced some years/months ago, the ride lasting six hours leaves you tired and out of tune. Take a room near Sindhi camp, probably that is how the bus stand is known to be. The boys tell me it would be a pleasant stay but it turns otherwise. Take breakfast and meals from Hotel Mewar. Here i am told the prices for room are 700 rs and above. It is ok if one seeks little peace and order. To keep the tummy in control, prefer to settle for rice, curd, dal from Mewar. Mewar has a great staff.
Leave next day from Sindhi camp bus stand for Ajmer. The ride is bordering on hopelessness. I can make out the plain clothes man travelling in the bus. The conductor who looked to be sweet begins to show his side of temper later. After a ride of 20 -odd minutes he begins to spit on the stairs of the bus repeatedly. And no offence meant. Against this ride from Jodhpur to Ajmer had among two set of conductors one spitting from his window everytime you used to get out of bus.How remotely he seem to be connected to order.Here it is important to note that drivers, conductors and helpers who could be a source of trouble if not properly trained. By the time i reach Ajmer i am in a fix of whether i should have travelled. Stayed in a hotel probably with the name Delux. The hotel was ok and so was the staff. Visited Dargah on more than one occasion. The place is good. But on occasions it is not bereft of spitting and that too if you are just going past them.They would spit before you or as you go past them or just immediately after you. Thousands of times i have encountered this in this city. Took a general ticket for ride from Ajmer to Jaipur as i already had sleeper class ticket from Jaipur to Delhi Cantt.
The stay in Ajmer was mixed, the stay in hotel ok. In the Ajmer station they don't have enquiry counters working after 2 pm. So to seek an enquiry one has to get into the long queue. Can one understand the rationale behind such a move. The traffic outside the station and the multiple layers of pollution is doing no good to the city. Even Kacheri road has multiple layers of pollution. While waiting for Ashram train i took a seat near the overbridge. There was one gentleman sleeping there and another standing, both from the police department in plain clothes. The man who said sahib aayee showed his true colours later When i took the seat first he requested for my pen. Later having finished his work he released a series of filthy abuse. I was stuck. I kept mum for the next 20 minutes. During this period it was all abuse and solid assurance of the same. The man who was sleeping just nodded whenever he would finish a sentence rich with abuse. Provocation of the same i could not make out. We have to admit. We pass abuse at home when the abuse coming from outside becomes unbearable. Only when we are provoked we pass abuse. Otherwise we try to stay calm. After these series of abuse i took another seat and waited for the train.
Took the general coach. Changed to sleeper coach in Jaipur. Here as i went to sleep on lower berth with the face towards window seat, after 15 to 20 minutes a man lifted the window and spat. How much dignified his approach was. I protested and told him, these acts are engineered by those meant to provide security. Later i came across a gentleman who hailed the train from Alwar. He seem to be a proponent of cleanliness and calm surroundings. Reached Delhi Cantt. And took a bus to ring road and an auto to the place.
Ajmer for all its richness has to evolve as far as cleanliness and calm surroundings are concerned. Pedal rickshaws are good, goodness has to shown by those driving at breakneck speed. SPitting and relieving here and there should be least tried.A clean surrounding serves all.
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