The visit to Delhi Cantt Railway Station on a Friday

The visit to Delhi Cantt Railway Station

It was on a  Friday i decided to visit Delhi Cantt Railway Station. While walking to the bus stand i came across Mr Surendra who makes his ends meet by dispensing pigeon feed. As usual he was at his best. A man of simple nature and simple deeds. Reached Nauroji Nagar bus stand and boarded a bus number 724 at 1 pm. Mr Ajeet Kumar was the bus conductor who was kind enough to give me change and broached on subjects as varied as free travel to women in DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) buses to those availing pass to make their travel more comfortable. At South Campus bus stand a large number of students boarded the bus and it was choc-a-block with passengers. There was a caution thrown around as far as women safety was concerned. There was a message in the bus to not misbehave with women passengers. There are marshals in the bus. That reminded one of air marshals taking their seats in planes and how sincere and adept (capable) they were at their task, primarily meant to thwart any hijacking or untoward incident. They better not be drunk and be alert to the proceedings.

Reached Delhi Cantt Railway Station at 1.37, Janak Setu is the bus stand for this station which is on a flyover. Mind you enough repairs have been carried on this flyover at different points of time. How steady is the structure not known. Having deboarded i set out in search for tea and tea vendor whom i met in early part of this year. I was not able to trace him and it was Mr Naresh Kumar who ran a tea stall opposite Paytm payments bank. This tea vendor was kind enough to hand over a set of black tea.

While crossing tracks came across a sole engine bearing number 16773. The station had a modern look as far as the place from where platform tickets are dispensed. The system was down and it took over 10 minutes before tickets could be dispensed. It was Ms Rupinder Kaur who handed over ticket and there was another woman who went by the name Ms Yamini.

The screen that radiated the timings of different trains was functioning and what all i could gather was the following. 09731 Jaipur Delhi Cantt Special arrived on PF (Platform) 1 at 1.20 pm, Delhi-Rajkot Express arrived at 1.37, Ala Hazrat Express arrived at 1.44 on PF 2, 19407 Ahmedabad Varanasi Express arrived at 1.57 on PF 2 (it has four set of AC coaches as well as Deen Dayalu coach), 14545 Farukhnagar Shahranpur Express arriving at 2.12 on PF 2. Delhi-Rewari Passenger arriving on PF 1 at 2.20, Delhi Jaipur Express departure at 3 pm, 12916 Ashram Express arriving at 3.48 on PF 1, 12066 Jan Shatabdi Express arriving at 4.30 on PF 1.

As one enters PF 1 there are new sets of seats/benches, more passenger friendly. The platform is squeaky clean.

The LED screen that are positioned at different places has enough messages concerning the common man. Be a part of Railways' Journey To Eliminate Corruption. Do not tolerate any type of corrupt practice. How much the common man adheres to this necessity/rule is not known. The screen lays emphasis on UTS on Mobile (Book paperless ticket through UTS Mobile app) . The steps six in all are as follows
- Download the app
- Go to app and register yourself
- Recharge your R wallet
- Book Ticket
- Select
- Show Ticket

Another message is on Dawn of a Swachh Bharat With A Clean Railway Journey. As i am supposed to leave the station i come across a large number of passengers boarding train number 74003 from Delhi Junction to Rewari Junction. There are no less number of passengers wishing to board Delhi Jaipur Special which is standing at PF 3 and supposed to depart at 3 pm. There is a poster of Electricity Saving Week from Dec 7 to Dec 14. How much is procured and how much is saved is difficult to spell.

From Janak Setu i hailed an auto driven by Mr Vipin and the auto was at a breakneck speed which most passengers would not have desired. In under 30 minutes i was at my place. This visit to Delhi Cantt Railway Station happenned after nine months and over this period there was a makeover which one could identify with. 

The Visit To Delhi Cantt Railway Station That Did Not Come About

The Visit To Delhi Cantt Railway Station That Did Not Come About


As i was all prepared to visit Delhi Cantt Railway Station, the freak weather halted my movement and brought in dollops of hesitation. The visit did not happen and and with no knowledge of trains that were to depart from this station it was time to look at the sky and ponder on a sector invigorated as aviation. There were reports by one news channel about 10 days ago that one airline was operating with malfunctioning engines and this could engineer a split in the airlines rank with enough spots in airports which could see parking of tanks. The aforementioned visit not having taken place it was appropriate to reflect on Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which was passed in a tearing hurry with none having written their WILL. As CAB was passed by India's Upper House, the agitators in North East part of India wanted their net connections restored so that they could browse. As Opposition said the passage marks a dark day and violation of Article 14 of constitution, the govt of the day wanted the North East people to learn the nuances of Bill and take the aforementioned tuition.

CAB is against The Idea Of India as speakers after speakers from Opposition camp slammed the Bill something that was passed with unnecessary zeal and will. The point to be noted is over 70 per cent of residents of North East haven't had the occasion to write their WILL and CAB is all out to give them a session of grill. North East is on a boil and hope normalcy returns to the place as residents are under curfew on their own soil. IUML (Indian Union Muslim League) and other parties have decided to file petition against CAB in Supreme Court as this was the very Court that struck down strictures passed by public at large on demonetisation starch. How weighty would be the argument in Court against CAB is not known, what is known is that law and order issue if it festers for long in the North East as some rationalists fear would make the entire region disturbed and thereby making it difficult for men, women and children to bear. No one can take away your rights is how the top leader of ruling party of India assured the residents of Assam with a bid to assuage their apprehensions perhaps the festering tension a reflection on ebb of once great nation.

The slow GDP growth is another issue hitting the headlines perhaps it won't be a spoiler in the long term as people can ill afford to be glum. AS the economy starts picking up - when and where no one knows - with perhaps signs of tumultuous times set aside, the economic revival would make a large number recall a tablet to keep vigour going necessarily called revital. This revival could still take considerable time given the non sighting of green shoots and parts of country administered by those with raging boots. As for Karnataka Juggernaut in Karnataka State in South India with the right wing party having won 12 of 15 seats in the just concluded polls, the hurry to declare your son a successor is a tale with enough holes. Dynasty Dynasts in South India would have to battle it out as public by and large are miffed with politicos and their brethren and want steady and not speedy development with least seedy denouement. As we get splashed with an ad of Be a New Yorker For A Month in New York Times, this is one paper that is truly read by those including the likes of Hawker.  Would Off the Cuff on NDTV news channel win enough audience is difficult to tell as India is a nation that is greying fast and with enough sighting of rill.

Best wishes to NDTV News Channel Staff Members, CNN News 18 Staff Members. Anchor Mr Zakka Jacob and his Face Off on CNN News 18 News Channel is not to be seen these days. 

Passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill Amid Fierce Protests In North East India

Passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill Amid Fierce Protests In North East India

Amid fierce protests Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) was passed by Lower House (Lok Sabha) and this showed how certain was the quantum of grouse. Discriminatory and discomfort was the in thing, the plea to shelve CAB was the reigning theme. From speeches to spartan lifestyle all was evident as Lok Sabha was debating CAB knowing fully well the Treasury Benches were not an army of truncated glee. It was not shelved and not scaled down, the volley of protests did not won the crown.

Critics called it a major blow to India's spirit of pluralism, it was one Bill that fell short of far sighted vision. Disenchantment was all around as far as Opposition went, the Bill had tidings that those who would be persecuted were not land owners and one who were essentially paying monthly rent. Backers of the Bill called its passage in Lower House as masterpiece something that won't keep followers of one religion and their movement freeze. Govt managers vouched that by its passage it did not by any bit violated Article 14, 21 and 25 of constitution and the Bill was designed to give citizenship to religiously persecuted non muslim refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh without any hesitation.

Protests broke out in the North East part of India with picketing of roads and burning of tyres as this Bill was not meant to douse the raging discrimination and fires. Against 80, 311 votes fell for its passage, as innumerable TV Honchos in the dead of night could be seen taking bytes from politicos with their modern gadgets. Apprehensions are that this CAB would open floodgates for NRC (National Register of Citizens) to be applied across country, something that would halt the movement of trains that essentially carry a car called pantry. NRC is out and out discriminatory and it creates divisions across society and this persuasive-cum-pervasive tactics should not be applied across India as the nation is not ready for an experiment that excludes the rights of men, women and resources like ria.

There are more urgent tasks before the govt, as the recent factory fire in the heart of Delhi showed the callousness of the authorities and this indifferent nature inviting their share of critics. Audit on immediate basis needs to be carried out across residential colonies where factories are functioning and if such is the case it needs to be shut down with effective baton and battery.

As for CAB debate in Upper House (Rajya Sabha) six hours have been allotted with enough battle on hand for Opposition to secure in their PC enough RAM. Its critics would say this Bill undermines basic democratic tenet of India as a country and paves way for discrimination with no surprise and hesitation.

Visiting West Delhi On A Sunday And Taking Return Ride By Delhi Metro

Visiting West Delhi On A Sunday And Taking Return Ride By Delhi Metro

As i write this i am showered with an ad that shows to convey 40 per cent discount on hotels in Maldives a nation where doing business may in future be achieved with sincerity and ease.

Visiting Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in New Delhi

Visiting Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in New Delhi

Wednesday was the day when i decided to visit Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in the vicinity of which you won't find any academy tied to aviation. I walked all the way to Sarojini Nagar Metro Station from where i boarded metro towards Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin Station. The seats were all occupied giving ample proof of passengers flanked by an attire that was out out white. The stations that came on the way were INA, South Extension, Lajpat Nagar, Vinobapuri and Ashram in the city of Delhi knowing fully well where i was supposed to deboard to meet a person who went by the name Kelly.

Having exited from Sarai Kale Khan side of Nizamuddin Station, the path to station was a throwback to a period when cycle rickshaws intermingled with other modes of transport which offered enough hope. As walking space was little with different vendors occupying road with enough wares to fiddle, the search for ticket vending machine was a result of interaction with a person who had Andhra Pradesh State initiation. The ticket vending machine was not working with enough to rue of the time that would be consumed by standing in a queue. In Station there was no filthy language employed as it usually occurs in the vicinity of your place of residence by those who claim to be department men in plain clothes and ready to block your net connection and ready to engage in abuse fire despite greying of their hair and rose.

With a platform ticket in hand i set out for Platform (PF) Number Seven that was choc-a-block with passengers and vendors as if it was their safe haven. Announcements were being made for different trains with Mangla Express from Ernakulam via Bhusaval arriving on PF Seven, Mahakaushal Express arriving on PF Six with portion of station needing immediate repairs and fix. Ujjain Express which was supposed to depart had been cancelled for the day with Ramakrishna Mission Book Stall very much in the platform fray. At 1.48 Sachkhand Express passed through Nizamuddin Station at a speed that was difficult to beat. On PF Seven there was a multipurpose stall with most passengers hooked to smatphone/mobile and were in no mood to engage in a session of brawl. As Mahakaushal Express pulled in it had engine from Lalaguda, Utkal Express arriving on PF Two with some passengers aspiring to fight away their flu/blues.

In Comesum the food junction i came across a group led by Mr Om Prakash from Maharashtra who rolled out names of different places in this Western State which had a new combine/govt in office and where Cabinet expansion could wait. Having taken black tea not sprinkled with sugar it was time to revisit PF Seven where Goa Express to Vasco Da Gama was stationed to depart at three with enough passengers radiating glee. Some AC (Air Conditioned) coaches of Goa Express were destined for Hubbali, a place which i visited over a year ago and came across some who wanted to avoid Delhi Heat and wish to Flee. Andaman Express from Jammu Tawi to Chennai was coming at 2.28 pm and it had among its passengers some officiating as GM (General Manager). As i heard Hirakud Express from Vishakapatnam to Amritsar arriving on PF 3 there was one Mr Tenzing going to Bengaluru hailing from Himachal State in India where mobile operators who have been in business for over 10 to 20 years having raised tariff after having received the nod from a Member of a Group named Cree. This raise in mobile tariff was unwarranted and unjustified and no Govt of the day could set this wrong right. I Heard Someone Say This Readership Ladder Summit of Tethering Individuals Would Be A Script of Shrinking Casuals As It Is A Summit of Scamsters/Looters Ready To Severe All Ties With Tutors.

On PF Seven i came across horde of TTEs (Travelling Ticket Examiners) dispensing seats with receipt at will, this handsome righteous path would always gel. The commotion at the station and unfolding platforms was by no means unnerving, this visit to station premises had no spells of jerking. As i left the station to head towards Sarai Kale Khan metro station, it was put in black and white the message that you are under surveillance as India The Nation has enough layers of patience.

The ride to Nizamuddin Station was filled with hope with enough clarity on who won't slide from career slope. As i got out of Metro at S N Station i met Mr Mawiahante the football coach and Mr Amos the player from Manipur a state which had least seen spell of President's Rule.

Why we desist from visiting Mussoorie?

Why we desist from visiting Mussoorie?

I visited Mussoorie at a time when builder ran an army of abusive men and went on untamed spell of torture and set their sight on an individual. This builder is out and out goon and all those in the vicinity are ready to croon. His SUVs come out only when i step out, his men have unending spell of clout to which cops lend a helping hand to engage in misadventure and bout. Hail these criminals.

Watching Mazhavil Manorama beamed from Kerala

Watching Mazhavil Manorama beamed from Kerala

Had the opportunity to watch Jomonte Suviseshangal in Malyalam language which had simplicity as its trademark with enough respect for women and this was noteworthy.