Monday, June 3, 2019

Interactions in recent months in National Capital of Delhi

Interactions in recent months in Delhi

In recent months have had a fair share of interactions in National Capital of Delhi. Meet Mr Faizan and Ms Zainab from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh State. According to them the power supply in and around Kanpur has improved in recent months. They are going to Ajmer in Rajasthan State for the first time and they would be reaching there on a Sunday. Meet Mr Saswat Sahu and Mr Suryakant from Odisha State. They say the city of Kolkata is cheaper than Odisha. During new year a large number of people from State of West Bengal come to Jagannath Puri abode of Lord Jagannath. According to them Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is relayed to over 140 nations worldwide. Meet automan Mr Deshraj dropping me at Safdarjung Enclave. Essentially he hails from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh State.

Meet Mr Laxmichand plying e-rickshaw in Chhatarpur. Meet Mr Bablu at Lord Hanuman Statue in Chhatarpur. Meet Mr Raju helping me to get a token at Chhatarpur metro station. Mr Barwa does frisking at Chhatarpur metro station. Meet Mr Shyam Lal Yadav. Mr Shahid Hussain does frisking at a metro station. Mr Pravesh Kumar does frisking at a metro station. Meet a group from Andhra State. Some are from Cuddapah and some are from Tirumala. Meet Dr Nadeem from minority section. Meet fruit vendor Mr Raj Mahesh. Meet Mr Mandola from Pauri Garhwal in Uttakhand State. We discuss about the dynamics in the State of Bihar and here to be noted is the need for JD (U) to stick together with BJP for decades to come. Meet Ms Essy Varghese essentially hailing from State of Kerala and i help her to get her passbook updated.

On another day and on another occasion meet automan Mr Raju dropping me at Safdarjung Enclave. Meet Mr Mishra associated with Swiggy whose headquarter is in the city of Bengaluru where in the city a large number of lakes have either turned polluted or dried up. Meet fruit juice vendor Mr Ramesh Jha at Sarpriya Vihar. Meet Mr Abhay Kumar who is kind enough to give change in Sarojini Nagar metro station. Meet Mr J Prasad giving token in Sarojini Nagar metro station. Meet Mr Gango Paswan who is old and yet has spring in his steps. Meet fruit vendor Mr Jajveer.

All these set of interactions took place well before i left for Gujarat State where i stayed for over 11 days covering Somnath, Dwarkadhish, Byet Dwarka, Nageshwar and Ahmedabad. The grandeur and grace of Somnath Temple and its upscale upbringing is something to cherish.

On return from Gujarat i hailed auto driven by Mr Intejar and Mr Taslim. In Safdarjung Enclave Kamal Cinema branch of State Bank of India (SBI) i happen to meet Mr Jagmohan Singh and Mr Robyn. I happen to meet Mr C N Mukherjee in the same bank where cashier Mr Sunil Dutt was very helpful. Mr Mukherjee essentially hailed from North Kolkata.

The story on a mosque in Gurugram (Gurgaon) untouched by prejudice by Sadia Akhtar in a leading newspaper ( HT) was interesting. Commercial flights to start from Hindon by June end as reported in Asian Age newspaper is something to ponder. Our best wishes to residents of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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