The Middle Section Of Delhi Accessed With City No Witness To Any Limelight, Perhaps To Come In August
Checking the seat availability in Chennai Rajdhani, supposed to leave from Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin on December 3, the vacant slots for 3AC stood at 122, 2AC 3 and with none in First Class understanding the subtle hints dropped by those who take this train with no grouse. Why are the 3AC slots vacant on such a broad scale in a nation where on assembly poll carnival in State after State few tend to shift their guess and gauge. Assembly polls don't merit attention as all focus is on much relevant Delhi AQI section. AQI of 417 and beyond in the city of Delhi has defered the visit of large number of people from Kalimpong. Though Kalimpong residents may have put aside their visit to New Delhi, but I was in no mood to postpone my arrival to Middle Section Of City, which is much known to house headquarters of ED. As I deboarded at Palika Kendra (Connaught Place) on a particular Wednesday, with thoughts strewn around the meal I was supposed to take in a place having a footfall the recording of which is not opaque, the city in the face of incriminating AQI makes some visitors baulk. Go past Tourist Information Office which entertains queries from passengers coming from as distant places as Tunisia to Croatia, one in Africa and another in Europe which at some point of time may roll out carpet for Pope. Though not much in common except for the fact they are next to a coast with no worries on pollution and on this they don't have to look to day to day post.
Visiting Bhogal Eating Joint In Connaught Place
Go past Hanuman Lane and enter Temple premises only to come out under 12 minutes with I having sighted Banana vendor Mr Ram Prakash Yadav after a long interval, perhaps the last meeting of minds in 2019 when India hosted large number of visitors going by the name Andy. As I dig deep into exploring Connaught Place joints, I at the same time make a dash to Bhogal Eating Joint which is testament to the fact that having stood for over 30 years, the eatables from this place rings in enough cheers. Marking my attendance after 11 years, the staff is the same showing no urgency to gain fame. The place beckons visitors from distant corners of Delhi with eatables easy on pocket as affordable as one glass of yoghurt. Tucked in inner lanes of Connaught Place, this is a must visit centre that is open to visitors the entire calendar. Having taken the prized dish from here, I later set in search for black tea and here attempts were in vain as Connaught Place has few people who long for this set of tea and don't flee.
The Endless Wait For Bus To INA
Having reached Palika Kendra bus stand, there was statement of sorts from Indian Bank on jewel loan, education loan perhaps suggesting the entitlements would stay for eon. The bus I was waiting for did not turn up for full one hour and in came buses with numbers RL -77 Manglapuri, 729 B Indira Gandhi Airport Wing 3, 166 Nizamuddin Railway Station, 729 Kapashera Border, RL -77 EXTN Dwarka Sector 19, Pocket 2 RL -79 Dwarka Sector 23 and here silence is not eerie. Mind you, all these places are in the heart of Delhi where some precious ornaments some during night carry. As one comes across riot control van, thoughts are on Gujarat (Somnath, Dwarka) and the State I have not been to for some years, and the one visited by the likes of Tavius. Here some could be seen speaking on phone, some making calls to Seoul Zone. With no likelihood of my INA bus turning up, I board 729 B at 2.30 with no need to dish out ID. The bus goes past Ashoka Road (Gurdwara Bangla Sahib), Pandit Pant Marg, Talkatora Road, Mother Teresa Crescent, Sardar Patel Marg, Hotel ITC Maurya, Hotel Taj Palace, and reaches Dhaula Kuan at 2.55 with number of vehicles on road appearing to be of immense size. As Jaipur (Jaipur Is Capital Of Rajasthan State In West India) is 295 kms from here, there is sighting of Arunachal Pradesh bus with number AR 11 C 3555. Two set of buses come from Ajmer ( Ajmer Is A Tourist Spot In Rajasthan Much Known For Khwaja Dargah). Board 588 which goes past South Moti Bagh, R K Puram, Hyatt and I getting down at Nauroji Nagar where people are weather eager. Reach home at 3.37 with no thoughts on Tasmania State in Australia, and having some residents going by the name Bruman.
This was an outing to Middle Section Of Delhi to try out eatables from Bhogal Chole Bhature in Scindia House. This was an outing that truly reflected the chains in which DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) was burdened with as for over an hour the scheduled bus to INA did not turn up with no likelihood in this season some would settle for doughnuts. This was an outing that mirrored the traffic temperament in and around Mother Teresa Crescent, and this would stay as it is despite Delhi hosting no big event.
YEDU KONDALWDA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA
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