Waiting For Public Transport And Visiting Middle Sections Of Delhi With Downpour Having A Neat Tally
Having Arrived In Delhi and stay commensurate with an agenda to explore Delhi as far as possible, I set out to delve into that part of City that had not been touched this year and hoping the ride to the designated place would bring the administration to lend some care. All the way geared to scrutinize and seek that part of city where public transport outing is more frequent keeping in mind here in the city there are least vilified tournament. Set out of home on a Wednesday at 7.30 (AM) and go past board clearly spelling out E-Rickshaws prohibited and if not adhered to the response would be longer sessions of one getting berated. As Ramjas International School bus moved into morning hour rush there were multiple vehicles that could be seen jumping Red Lights and here traffic violations by no means looking upright. Go past Naurojini Nagar Bus Stand and as I inch towards Africa Avenue the city opens itself to drizzle and minutes later to torrential one and I take refuge in Sarojini Nagar Bus Depot Stand where followers do gather of tennis player Lendl whose first name is Ivan.
Speaking On Mobile While Driving; Reaching M Block And This Open To Pandemonium Bloke
Bus Number 536 driver is speaking on phone while driving and so are others and here one has slightest respect for traffic rules even if in glitch embedded yacht or trains one can fix the same with tools. Slick and shiny are the roads given the pelting rains and with slew of buses with numbers like DO 28 (Hamdard Nagar), 392 (Delhi Dhaula Kuan) all empty one often wonders when Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) be mindful of excessive disbursements when there are no passengers to board even those coming from Bihar's Sheohar. At 7.57 as I reach M Block bus stand there is pandemonium around as ticket checking staff of DTC get hold of a passenger who has just alighted from the bus and can't locate his ticket. Some putting in a prayer that he gets his ticket in nick of time so that he is not penalised and by God's Grace the disappeared ticket he is able to trace and he in this monsoon fury able to retain his ace. Here thoughts are on Guruvayur and how the lodge man in the first lodge I stayed flew at me in a fury despite I maintaining the contact all these years and I remaining docile during my stay in his lodge which even not converted to 48 hours and no word yet from Greek Island Chios. Greek Island Chios some may like to visit during this time when Sunny Surroundings Chime.
Bus Ride To Mandir Marg
The bus to Mandir Marg (Bus Number 610) arrived at 8.25 and it was choc-a-bloc with passengers knowing fully well there are some public transport in the Valley not fit to carry soldiers. The bus goes past Africa Avenue, Chanakya Bhawan, Vinay Marg, Hotel The Ashok, Tughlaq Road (Unnecessarily Krishna Menon Marg Has Been Closed), Akbar Road, Motilal Nehru Marg, Udyog Bhawan, Boat Club, Rail Bhawan Metro Station, Constitution Club Of India, Akashwani Bhawan, Imtiaz Khan Marg, Talkatora Road, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Road and finally to Mandir Marg at 8.45 a time when rumours don't thrive. Got inside Kali Bari (Goddess Kali Durga Temple) at 8.45 and given the intermittent rains could come out at 9.10. From 9.10 to 10.15 the wait for bus number 610 is endless and bus having a frequency of 15 minutes takes over and above 70 minutes to arrive and this shows DTC functioning in poor light and here it is no GIANT.
Thoughts On Palakkad And Piccadilly The Street
Here during the wait for the bus thinking about Palakkad in Kerala State and Piccadilly The Street which should be neat. Palakkad and Piccadilly The Street may not have anything in common yet the visitors may sport turban. When I board the bus from Kali Bari Marg Bus Stand little did I realise there would be more mountains to climb as I would have to disembark at Boat Club and wait for another one and herein lies the rub. Going past Rafi Marg I get down at Krishi Bhawan and 20 minutes later take another bus (725) to Kidwai Nagar. From Kidwai Nagar I take another bus (588) to Raj Nagar. As I leave the bus and run into traffic snarl on road there is volley of abuse thrown in the air with perfect timing that some share. Here The Delhi Discourse On Occasions is peppered with Hindi Abuse be it any place like bus journey or during traffic snarl where some powers that be express ready wish to get into a brawl.
This Outing And Those Gaining
This outing on a Wednesday would be remembered for driving rains as well as for alacrity with which people spoke on mobile while driving to keep the conversation engine revving. Above All the unfathomable wait at Mandir Marg for bus showed DTC under stress and those inside bus not eager to take lessons on crush. This wait would have been utilised to spare thoughts on Guruvayur Queue which I joined On A Thursday and all those in attendance were there for the sheer fact that they could get chance inside temple to pray. This wait was equivalent to the time DU (Delhi University) Specials take to complete the commute from Naurojini Nagar to Delhi University North Campus where admissions nowadays is through entrance test done with the solitary aim to cut down on rumpus. From Boat Club which hosted a big public gathering in the latter half of '70s chaired by leader of yester years Charan Singh to reaching Rafi Marg and beyond hosting some elements who are Today's Kings. This outing reminded that deluge the city is to open to accept and any downpour beyond two hours the city would throw up innumerable pot holed kiosks. This outing traversed those parts of City that don't remain dry during traffic conundrum and in the peak of traffic movement there are less vehicles with occupants who are out and out followers of Biden and his chums.
YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA