Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Listening to Vishnu Sahasranamam, Visiting Kashmere Gate, New Delhi Railway Station

Listening to Vishnu Sahasranamam by M S Subbulakshmi
and Kanda Sashti Kavacham / Murugan, Visiting Kashmere Gate, New Delhi Railway Station


As i listen to Vishnu Sahasranamam by M S Subbulakshmi, i am reminded about my stay in Tirumala at different point of time. It is time to write about interactions in the National Capital of Delhi in recent days when there is smart phone phobia and craze. Meet Mr Hira Singh automan dropping me at INA metro station, meet automan Mr Shami who is very much part of the nation. Meet Mr Azad rickshawman who drops me at Marghat Wale Baba Hanuman Temple Old Delhi. Meet Mr Raju rickshawman dropping me at Kashmere Gate metro station in Old Delhi which has enough eateries to fill the belly.

Meet Neil and Jintu or Jitu hailing from Assam who spoke about Brahmaputra Mail train which gets inordinately delayed and keeps the passengers in queue and wait. While taking Airport Express line meet Mr Santosh from Andhra, Mr Mokal Chandy working in Indian Army posted in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, a State that borrows more and has had fewer ace.  Meet Mr Praveen at T1D of Delhi Airport which is nowhere near court. Meet Mr Vamsi from Cuddapah Andhra Pradesh and on New Year Day meet Mr Bhola Mahto, Mr Jagdish, Mr Shiv Kumar and Mr Jai Singh in Hanuman Temple Connaught Place which has its own set of pace. Meet automan Mr Gandhi Choudhary dropping me at Sarojini Nagar, Mr Mukesh fruit vendor at Sarojini Nagar a place that has extensive cover. Meet automan Mr Vijay Kumar from Rajasthan who drops me at Safdarjung Enclave which has among its residents some from Afghanistan.

Reaching New Delhi Station

On a Wednesday left for New Delhi railway station. Meet I Mishra automan who drops me at INA metro station where Mr Santosh Lohani offered me a seat in a metro coach which has its own set of morning sensation. Reach New Delhi railway station a little before 7 and the place less congested looks like it has enough space for every human. A disabled man is kind enough to dispense platform tickets and Indian Railways should employ more disabled people to chase away any ripple.
Platforms 14 and 15 are fairly clean and announcement are being made for different trains which are about to be spotted and seen. All passengers are welcome to New Delhi railway station,  Lucknow Mail arriving on P F 16, Swarn Shatabdi to Amritsar to depart from P F 1 whose passengers are quite keen. Ghaziabad Delhi Junction EMU to depart from P F 11, G T Express from Chennai coming on P F 4 which has among its passengers some in the age group of 10 and four, Prayagraaj Express from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh State comes on P F 15 and hordes of passengers in different age groups get down from this train at a time when Sun's rays beam. It is a reflection on a vibrant India which has innumerable stations larger than in Siberia.

Kalka Shatabdi to depart from P F 2 and it is taximan Mr Khushi Ram who is out there to woo. He hails from a place near Lucknow who drops us at Safdarjung Enclave and seeing less traffic on road his expression is of nothing less than wow.

Visiting Badarpur

Automan Mr Rakesh drops me near Sec 3 R K Puram in New Delhi which has enough sets of telly. Visit Lord Venkateshwara Temple. Later take bus number 544 at 10.55 from R K Puram where the residents desist from taking rum. The conductor happens to be a woman and here the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) should employ more women conductors as it will bring sanity to other modes of transport like car, bus and tractors. Going past Advertisement on Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 18-20 Jan 2019 which would have participants including teen. Go past South Extension 11.13, we are on August Kranti Marg at 11.14, Siri Fort Road 11.18, Gargi College 11.19.

At a traffic intersection come across different vendors selling books and other merchandise and to eke out living they have to chase different passengers in cars and despite series of rebuff they remain cool and wise. My best wishes to them. We are in Chirag Delhi at 11.30, Sheikh Sarai 11.32. Go past Birla Vidya Niketan School at 11.34, Madangir Village 11.34. We are in Mehrauli-Badarpur road at 11.37, Go past Anna Ka Dosa outlet in Khanpur at 11.42, go past Sangam Vihar stand where there is a group waiting to play a band, Air Force Station Tughlaqabad at 11.51 and reach Badarpur much before 1. Meet water cart boy Saurabh hailing from Supaul in Bihar who seem to get little customer at this hour.

In Badarpur metro station seeking ads by asking blow your trumpet here, respect load limits (ad on hazards of overcrowded vehicles)

Meeting automan Sitaram

Leave Badarpur at 12.15 pm and Reach Kailash Colony a little after 1 pm. It is Mr Bablu the rickshawman who is kind enough to take me to Anupama Sweets where there is Mr Padamraj Bhatt to serve food and greet. Meet rickshawman Mr David Ekka and Mr Ganga Prasad a food vendor who is kind enough to give change without any thunder. Go past tea stall run by Mr Suresh who is out on a gas cylinder chase. It is automan Mr Sitaram from Katihar in Bihar who takes me to Safdarjung Enclave without waging a war. Mr Sitaram is very disciplined and doesn't at any point of time offend you and this set of automen we like to trace and they are few.

We desire for peace in Afghanistan which at one point of time would play movies featuring Khans. Belated Happy Birthday to Mr A R Rahman.

Hope Ms Britney Spears Father is doing well.

No comments:

Post a Comment