Visiting Parliament Street Roundabout In New Delhi On Friday and Saturday

Visiting Parliament Street Roundabout In New Delhi On Friday and Saturday

Friday And Saturday (September 16 and 17) were the two days when I visited Parliament Street roundabout and Ashoka Road Masjid (Ashoka Road Mosque). Leave home at 8.27, reach station at 8.42, board Delhi Metro at 8.48. Reach Central Secretariat at 9.05. Visit Ashoka Road Masjid, leave at 9.20. Take Flair Writo-meter pen from Ajay photostat. The personnel there is simple. Visit Hazrat Neem Wale Baba Dargah. Leave at 9.37. Go past Transport Bhawan and PTI (PTI is news agency in India). As I wait endlessly for RBI (Reserve Bank of India) to open its shutters I am standing next to Imtiaz Khan Marg. My thoughts are on soaring prices of essential commodities and how common man is bearing the brunt. Spot range of buses 188 (Central Secretariat), 740 (Uttam Nagar), 349 (Central Sectt), 410 (Khayala J J Colony), 540 (Central Sectt), 740 B (Uttam Nagar), 740 EXT (Uttam Nagar), 790 (Najafgarh), 706 (Kapashera Border), 380 (Church Road), 378 (Central Sectt), 168 (Laxmi Bai College) and 156 (Azadpur). All these places housing respected people are very much in the heart of Delhi. 

Not Able To Change Solitary Torn Note

After making mental note of buses I am told at the gates of RBI that this institution has stopped replacing torn notes (Rupee currency). Thereafter I visit UCO Bank where the staff is courteous enough to tell me that note would be replaced in the next UCO Bank building. Visit Punjab National Bank where the head cashier is taking his own sweet time to attend to me. When he is free he declines to replace the torn note. Visit State Bank of India Parliament Street where the head cashier informs that note can't be replaced at his counter, I have to visit the next gallery. When I visit the next gallery there are some plain clothes khakhi men essaying tales of vulgarity. I wait for a while and a lady appears who tells me that the gentleman who would replace the note would come after 11. I leave the place in a huff noting the sad state of affairs of public sector banks. At 10.30 again visit Ashoka Road Mosque. Board Metro at 10.54, reach Sarojini Nagar metro station at 11.10. Visit State Bank of India Safdarjung Enclave where head cashier as well refuses to heed to my request. 

Leave Home At 8.43 am 

Leave home at 8.43 am next day. Go past A K Roy Marg, reach Sarojini Nagar metro station at 9. The wait for metro is seven minutes. Board metro at 9.10. Board metro from Dilli Haat INA at 9.19. Announcement relating to passengers travelling by Air India, Vistara, Spice, Air Asia, Go Air kindly note check-in facility available at Shivaji Station. These are the names of airlines functioning in India. Reach Patel Chowk metro station at 9.28. Reach Ashoka Road Mosque after 9.30. Wait near RBI building since 9.43. Finally a gentleman named Mr Ashok who is there next to PTI building is kind enough to replace the torn note. Mr Ashok promises to visit the colony as well if there are other notes required to be replaced. Again visit Ashoka Road Mosque. 

Visiting Lodhi Road In New Delhi

Go to Patel Chowk station. Frisking by Mr N A Najar. Perhaps Mr Najar is from minority and that is the best part. Board metro at 10.37, reach Central Secretariat at 10.43, board another metro from Central Sectt at 10.45, reach Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at 10.50. Cycle Rickshawman Mr M G Hassan agrees to take me to  Bhishma Pitamah Marg (Lodhi Road). Visit Lord Ram Lord Balaji Lord Hanuman Temple at 10.59, leave temple at 11.05. Board orange colour bus 623 at 11.10. Reach Khan Market at 11.14. Mr Devendar Singh Rawat is kind enough to give token and change in Khan Market metro station. Board metro at 11.23. Reach Central Sectt at 11.26. Board another metro from here at 11.29. Deboard at Udyog Bhawan. Board Qutub Minar bound metro at 11.33. Reach Dilli Haat INA at 11.40. The wait for another metro is 12 minutes. Board I P Extension bound metro at 11.52, South Extension comes at 11.53, Lajpat Nagar 11.56, Vinobapuri 11.58, Ashram 12 pm, Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin 12.03. Step out for a minute and there are rickshaws willing to take one to Nizamuddin Dargah. I hope all visiting Dargah are in best shape. Step inside station again. Take token at 12.15 from customer care with metro personnel Mr Pawan Kumar insisting I carry change. Board metro at 12.23. Reach Ashram 12.26, Vinobapuri comes at 12.29, Lajpat Nagar 12.31, South Extension 12.34, Dilli Haat INA 12.37, Sarojini Nagar 12.40. Board auto at 12.45. Reach home at 12.48.

These two days provided me with opportunities to crisscross the city of Delhi. Visits to Ashoka Road Mosque and Hazrat Neem Wale Baba Dargah in Red Cross Road were good enough to keep me going. Visit to Lord Balaji Temple in Bhishma Pitamah Marg (Lodhi Road) was wonderful. I would remain ever grateful to Note Changer Mr Ashok of Parliament street when all public sector banks refused to entertain my request. Occasionally things take a turn for worse when verbal assault is the name of the game. Plains and Hills Of North India have a character that is demeaning and yet there are some good souls  Three cheers for those who have a big heart and wide smile. Things are much better in South India.  

Watching Adivo Alladivo on Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel

Adivo Alladivo featured singers Mr Saket, Ms Hanisha, Ms Parvati, Ms Vaishnavi, Ms Sushma, Ms Pavitra, Ms Nigimah. Judges were Respected Dr Narsimha Garu, S P Shailesh Garu and Sai Krishna Garu.  Adivo Alladivo lifts your mood as talented singers get a chance to showcase their expertise. I would like to express gratitude to Lord Govinda of Tirumala for showing directions when the stay in North India gets tough.  

Al Jazeera featured AJ Stream where comedian Mohammed Amer talked about his new show "Mo". Ms Mikati from Chicago put her views. 

Visiting RTO Office In Sector 10 Dwarka In New Delhi Was Like Running From Pillar To Post

For change of ownership of vehicle I am being made to run from pillar to post. I can't get the insurance done as new RC has not been issued to me. I am being told to bring surviving member certificate and this task is impossible. Where is SDM office and what would be his demands no one knows. I visited RTO Office Dwarka Sector 10 and Department people and others were not prepared to listen to me. The people in Sector 10 Dwarka didn't give me patient hearing and were rude. The person dealing with surviving member certificate issue was very rude. I repeatedly told them I am coming from distant Safdarjung Enclave but such requests fell on deaf years. The car utility/value would be zero if I can't get the insurance done. For change of ownership of vehicle there are endless formalities. Can't they be simple? No one knows. 

Reminiscing about Somnath, Srisailam, Rameswarsam, Tirumala and Kanniyakumari keeps me going.

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Indonesia First This Year And India Second Next Year To Host G 20 Summit And Signals That Emit

Indonesia First This Year And India Second Next Year To Host G 20 Summit And Signals That Emit

India is all set to host G 20 Summit next year knowing fully well the summit's wear and tear. From the podium leaders would give a call for violence to abate with no palpable sighting of brawl. Leaders would like to position themselves in a way where they would like to be projected as commanders with mass base and mighty and yet vulnerable in the ensuing poll fray and the enduring chase. Leaders would assemble in a hall and shake hands and some would sport fabric of invaluable brand. Post tete-a-tete and marathon speech session the call would be to condemn invasion in a foreign land in strongest terms and let there be peace with lost and found chums. 

Indonesia Would Have The Honours First

Prior to India summit Indonesia would have the honours to host the same this November where leaders would recall the benefits of cucumber. Indonesia summit would be watched with bated breath as it would relay message that world is strong enough to fight reverberations emanating from acts of calumny and their prowess is no average. In Indonesia commanders would arrive at summit spot in sedans and radiate bonhomie of bromance. From Indonesia clarion call would be given to set in motion measures to fight climate change as floods have wreaked havoc from Bengaluru to Beverley and leaders hearing in rapt attention the message streaming from Honolulu. Post Indonesia summit some leaders would take flights to their respective countries knowing fully well the pitfalls of overheated train pantries. The India summit would be of significance as it would have assembled leaders some of whom would be tense. Tense to do with the fact that inhouse bickering has not been resolved; some leaders facing revolt and by no means on a roll. From Indonesia to India the two summits would broadly touch on issues facing humanity and how to release schemes to lift billion plus people out of poverty. 

These Two Summits Taking Place In Challenging Times

Delicacies would be served during these two summits and all attention would be on chieftains who okayed in their respective countries more than permissible liquor permits. These two summits are supposed to take place at a time when school children have forgotten the art of weaving rhyme. These two summits would probably take place at a time when world economy is in a tailspin and world at large is witnessing bouts of cringe. Let commanders be told that peace and prosperity is what public demand and some leaders absence from podium would be to do with their invasion and behaviour whose sketchy details have emerged from condominium. Let world leaders be told that measures to ameliorate the suffering of masses can't be put on hold. Focus should be on rich discoveries to be made in a world where US to UK to China leaders enjoy the fame. From Kashmir to Kyrgyzstan oil wells could well be discovered in course of decades to centuries and punitive measures taken to preserve wildlife sanctuary. During these summits some leaders would showcase their talent to roll out ditty in a season when noble acts can't be petty. Videos would emerge of these summits and any malfunctioning if and when detected would be checked and underlying message of taking all together would be the bet. 

Let these two summits shun leaders who believe in invasion and notable absentees would be those who adhered to script of treason. From Indonesia to India change in roadmap to bring relief to those in distress is inevitable and more these nation states gather resources to fight climate change more they would come close to works of Norwegian historian Lange. 

Watching TV 9 Marathi, ETV Telangana, ETV Andhra Pradesh, Sun News, Jaya Plus, News 7 Tamil, News 7 Odia and NDTV  India

I had the opportunity to watch TV 9 Marathi (4 Minutes 24 Headlines), ETV Telangana (News On Private Universities), ETV Andhra Pradesh, TV 5 Kannada, Manorama News (Counter Point), News 7 Tamil (News From Salem), Sun News (Split in Goa), Jaya Plus (News From Kanniyakumari),  NDTV India (Sach Ki Partal; Bringing Truth Under Lens) and News 7 Odia. 

Lalbaugcha raja is overseeing developments across world. Hope all are healthy and have smooth sailing. 

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Dr Vinay Mishra (Vinay Mama) Is Not Well

Dr Vinay Mishra (Vinay Mama) Is Not Well

Dr Vinay Mishra (Vinay Mama) Is Not Well. He is battling for life. He is admitted in Max hospital Parpatganj. Please pray for him. Vinay Mama is one of the eldest sons of former Foreign Trade Minister Former Railway Minister L N Mishra. We went to see Vinay Mama on Sunday. Again I request you all to pray for Vinay Mama. We pray Vinay Mama get well soon.

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Lalbaugcha Raja

Lalbaugcha Raja  

Saturday was a  historic day for the very fact that Idols of Lord Ganesh were taken out for immersion. In particular Lalbaugcha Raja Idol which reached Byculla Station In Mumbai ( Mumbai Is In Maharashtra State In India) on Friday at 7 pm reached Girgaon Chowpatty early Saturday morning. Lalbaugcha Raja  complete immersion took place exactly after 9.10 am and there were millions in attendance in the vicinity of Girgaon Chowpatty. TV 9 Marathi News Channel excelled in giving exhaustive coverage of Lalbaugcha Raja procession and the immersion. We were blessed to sight Lalbaugcha Raja Idol and flowers that were showered from time to time on the way to Girgaon Chowpatty. TV 9 Marathi, Jai Maharashtra and Saam Channel dwelt at length on different Lord Ganesh Idols and their procession. 

Mumbai is a wonderful city and Lalbaugcha Raja  resides here and oversees preparations for the Lord Ganesh Festival every year. We wait for Lord Ganesh to come next year to bless us all. Lord Ganesh Festival relayed from Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Aurangabad and Hyderabad has been Truly Great. Lalbaugcha Raja has been kind enough to over 8 billion people across world and hope he keeps showering blessings on all of us. 

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Queen Elizabeth Whom We Knew

Queen Elizabeth Whom We Knew

Queen Elizabeth lived fairly well for 96 years a life worthy of emulation. Though a Queen her heart was with the masses. She traversed continent after continent with the underlying message that peace be retained and humanity never be in pain. Her tete-a-tete with different Heads Of State and Heads Of Govt were truly remarkable as she stressed the noble values that a human being brought along. She cherished a world freed from conflicts and consternations, a world where relief reached the underprivileged and human race was blessed with attributes that would set an example for coming generations.

Her visits across world were reflection of a woman not having lost the pulse of the territory she accessed. She leaves behind a legacy that coming generations would recall with pride. She was active till the very last and she giving oath to Ms Liz Truss as Britain's Prime Minister was the last contact visible in public domain. She would be remembered for leading a dignified life a life that mirrored the urgency to bring comfort to millions and millions and she had an aura of invincibility for the very rock solid faith she had in humanity. At the helm she played illustrious innings with feet firmly on ground. The innings of 96 years is no mean achievement and she enthralled all who came in contact with her. She was a woman with a vision and her intuitive skills came handy on different occasions.  

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Crisscrossing Delhi Which Is Thousand And Thousand Miles Away From Beverly

Crisscrossing Delhi Which Is Thousand And Thousand Miles Away From Beverly

As I have been crisscrossing the City of Delhi, this vast city sees traffic multiplying every passing hour with personal transport huge and employing all sorts of ruse. Those using pedestrian space hold these personal transport in high ridicule and that is the rule. These personal transport have aggravated the proceedings which is by no means liberating. When would Delhi shed personal transport for good is not known, things look to be much tidy in the city of Rome. Foreign occupants have not come to occupy the space if and when it happens these personal transport would lose their base. Minimal use of personal transport would be welcome; this largely seen in Iran's City Qom. 

Leave Home at 8.21. Reach INA metro station at 8.30. Board metro at 8.36 and reach Kashmiri Gate at 8.57 with the outlook by no means raven. Rickshawman Mr Mujibur Rehman is all ready to take me to Temple and I reach Lord Hanuman Temple Jamuna Bazar at 9.10 and in its proximity there are no inn. Leave the area at 9.20 and go past S P Mukherjee Marg, Kela Ghat Marg and reach Kashmiri Gate at 9.37 and here in the vicinity may be a set of tavern. Board metro Delhi University bound at 9.42 and the said metro leaves from Delhi University at 9.54 with none getting in acts that would lead to furore. Reach INA metro station at 10.20 and reach Sarojini Nagar metro station at 10.30 with no conversations that bordered on brevity. It was respected automan Mr Kailash who took me to home and it is in an area that has never been a no flying zone. 

Another Day And On Another Introspection Ride I access Kashmiri Gate which doesn't see calumny and campaign of hate. Leave home at 8.33. Reach INA metro station with automan Mr Guttu who may have heard of deer pudu. Mr Sandeep is kind enough to give token and I board metro at 8.45 with Kashmiri Gate coming at 9.05. Rickshawman Mr Gulal is kind enough to take me to Lord Hanuman Temple Jamuna Bazar. Reach Temple at 9.16 and I leave temple precincts at 9.27 after collecting shoes from shoeman Mr Rajesh who could be more than yeoman. Go past S P Mukherjee Marg with rickshawman Mr Sohail willing to give a ride and we go past Kela Ghat Marg and Delhi G.P.O. with none in acts of yo-yo. Go past Delhi Junction Railway Station, Office of Chief Electoral Officer Delhi and ST. James Church and reach Kashmiri Gate at 9.39 and this looks to be fine. Board metro at 9.52, reach INA metro station at 10.28 and Sarojini Nagar metro station at 10.36 and here one need not reinforce tricks. Reach home at 10.41 with none of the hoardings that were Roman. 

These two rides to Kashmiri Gate and beyond explored a world where there are no King Kong. Social distancing that was the rule in Lord Hanuman Temple Jamuna Bazar was much to be appreciated and all got their turns to put in a prayer and that was not rare. These rides to Kashmiri Gate and Mandir Marg are a necessity in a city where the assembled crowd gets in acts of ditty. 

From Kanniyakumari To Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra (Keeping India Intact Walkathon) has commenced and hope it keeps India Intact with no rash driving by mercedes benz. We wish well for China and US and hope they are under no stress. For migrants we hope relief comes in good quantum and share bonhomie with fellow beings like chums. We pray flood recedes from Bengaluru (Bengaluru is in Karnataka State In India) and rains dissipate from South India which has numerous temples and innumerable news channels.

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Visiting Lord Hanuman Temple, Kali Bari Temple, Lord Govinda Temple Near Mandir Marg In New Delhi

Visiting Lord Hanuman Temple, Kali Bari Temple, Lord Govinda Temple Near Mandir Marg In New Delhi

Leave Home at 9.52. Go past Cross Road No 8. Go past Vinay Nagar Bengali Senior Secondary School, Established 1952 with some of the students in later years having been to Honolulu. Go Past Govt Boys Senior Secondary School where students drool. Wait outside Alpana Tracers. A man wearing a T Shirt with Los Angeles etched on it we knowing little about the weather in that territory and what all leads to weather upheaval additory. After collecting peacock feathers I hail auto with Mr Manoj at the helm who has given rides in the past to traders. Hailing from Koderma in Jharkhand State in India he has crisscrossed entire country having spent considerable time in Bengaluru, Goa and Kolkata and given auto rides to females named Evita. Reach home 10.40 with none getting dotty. 

Reaching Lord Hanuman Temple, Kali Bari Temple, Lord Govinda Temple Near Mandir Marg 

Leave Home at 9.26 am. Reach Sarojini Nagar Metro Station at 9.38. At Customer Care the gentleman expresses inability to give change who has never heard of West Zimbabwe Town Hwange. Wait for metro is more than 10 minutes and board the same at 9.55 reaching INA at 9.57 with some familiar with whitefish powan. Board another metro at 10, reach Rajiv Chowk at 10.10 and board Dwarka bound metro at 10.12 where in churches there are ringing of bell. Reach Lord Hanuman Temple in R K Ashram Marg at 10.20 and leave at 10.32. Reach metro station where frisking is by Mr Chuzho who is humble and polite and is of average height. Board metro from here at 10.38 and reach Mandir Marg at 10.45 with notable absentee being those who play military fife. Go past ST. Thomas Girls Senior Secondary School, ST. Thomas Church and Kali Bari Marg where people get into acts of hark. Reach Kali Bari Kali Temple at 11.03 and leave at 11.17 only to reach Lord Govinda Temple at 11.22 when it is quite hot and sticking to this schedule is the glue. Prayers are being offered inside so I have to wait and I don't sight any person who is overweight. Enter Temple at 11.37 and sight Lord Govinda and stay for a while. Those in attendance are Priest and Lord Govinda's followers who are even present in Texas City Tyler. 

Leave SRI VENKATESWARASWAMY VARI TEMPLE at 11.45 and board auto at 11.46 with none getting in acts of bollix  Go past Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Road where people in earlier centuries used to hold court. Go past North Avenue, Mother Teresa Crescent, Kautilya Marg, Odisha Bhawan, Ladakh Bhawan, Jammu And Kashmir House with none keeping tales to themselves and none having grouse. Go past Vinay Marg, Satya Marg, G-Avenue, Shree Vinayak Mandir Marg known to all that Lord Vinayak Temple is open in winters when it is pitch dark. Reach home at 12.15 with Automan Mr Lageen Rai hailing from Samastipur in Bihar State in India and his associates may be apt in unveiling canteen plan. It was a day when Lord Hanuman Temple, Kali Bari Temple and Lord Govinda Temple were accessed knowing fully well that a large number of people try to scale Mount Everest. Crisscrossing the City Of Delhi is a necessity where some spun tales in brevity. 

Lord Ganesh Celebrations

Ganesh Celebrations to usher in Lord Ganesh Arrival on earth was extensively covered by Jai Maharashtra Channel with reportage from Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja, Nashik, Kolhapur, Sholapur, Jalgaon, Manmad (Godavari Express). All these places are in Maharashtra State in India. TV 9 Marathi and NDTV India (AndheriCha Raja) also showcased Lord Ganesh Celebrations. We hope Lalbaugcha Raja would continue to shower blessings on us.

News 7 Tamil featured Kelvi Neram, Sun News featured debate on right wing groups (5 min interview). Some of the Tamil Channels showcased the good work done by Tamil Nadu Govt. TV 5 Kannada in Are We Stupid? dwelt at length on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway which was flooded. TV 5 Kannada as well featured Namma Bahubali. ETV Telangana had reportage from Nalgonda District in Telangana. Polimer News had a report on Kodanad Estate in Nilgiri in Tamil Nadu. 

We relish watching Ghantanadam/ Srinivasagadyam/Lingasht on Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC). As I have been travelling to different parts of Delhi City I relish visiting Lord Hanuman Temple in Jamuna Bazar Kashmiri Gate and I reach early and here none have to wait. Here Mr Sohail and Mr Rehman have been handy. Kashmiri Gate has been accessed more than once and here some people would be familiar with rich contributions by English philanthropist Tate. Delhi is a vast city with those in employable age in millions and here Delhi Govt School Model has been appreciated by one and all. Hope most get employment in Delhi and beyond; it is one city where in Churches in New Delhi and Old Delhi one is witness to Dong. Delhi is huge and millions reside here with Old Delhi occasionally getting into a new gear. 

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