Having Arrived In New Delhi, Time To Look Back On South India Odyssey

Having Arrived In New Delhi, Time To Look Back On South India Odyssey

Having arrived in New Delhi, the moments spent in South were truly gratifying and uplifting. With no worries like painful AQI (Air Quality Index), the stay from Chennai Depot to Rameswaram, Kanniyakumari and Madurai with some dialing numbers to Santiago was something to recall, and better part of journey looking splendid and India truly having world class chess kit. The ride from Delhi was fabulous and entire stay divine enough to spare thoughts that here in this part of country no one gets garrulous.

Talk of clear air and that is in surplus from Rameswaram to Kanniyakumari with Madurai having none of the silence eerie. These are wonderlands, having visitors as well from Riyadh Sand.

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Chhath Festival And The Dispatch From This Planet

Chhath Festival And The Dispatch From This Planet

As Chhath Festival took wings, the caravan which was all about decisive faith in Sun God, and particularly in Hindi Heartland, the sentiment was too buoyant to sum up in one day. From scores of ghats to ponds at home, the gathering needed no goading to stick to rituals, straightforward and plain to the last mile. The gathering, running into millions, peppered with a prayer that dispatch from this planet be all about awakening and steady resolve.

Allegiance To Sun God

Allegiance To Sun God is the sum total of life journey all through 365 days, all through 365 teeming centuries nipping in the bud distinction on lines of caste, creed and colour. Bihar or for that matter the Indian Diaspora abroad saw assimilation of people from different faith, out to do a good deed. From whichever locale the human settlements emerge, for a staunt devotee adding paean to this festival is as enthusiastic and impassioned exercise as carrying on day to day chores. For a steadfast adherent nothing better can illustrate the connect with Sun God than these four fullsome days in a row. 

Fervent Belief

Fervent belief is ever since human race turned to Sun God to seek directions, the chapters of interest in human cycle has remained honest and homely. Conclusive proof has emerged associating the depths of exploration in whichever terrain it has been tried to expansive and heroic faith in Sun, the prime mover of life on earth.

Conversation With Sun God

Conversation with Sun God, which is truly a day to day affair, takes humongous quantum during these days with the feedback truly amazing. Correspondence with consent with the  Almighty Sun would continue to be breathtaking innings, mirroring the craving and passion of world stock.

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The Ride From Bhopal To Delhi This Very Month

The Ride From Bhopal To Delhi This Very Month

With ride from Bhopal having commenced at 3.37 (PM), the sighting of three parallel tracks, and they need not be necessarily manned by those sporting turban, I was in Bhopal Shatabdi Train which had a fair share of travellers urban. We were in the thick of train traffic and that partly  explained the evolution of three tracks, spread over that patch of land in a nation where there are fans of Tennis Icon Ivan. In tennis tourney, the journey so far had not been that sweet for India, and here there are adherents who have mastered the nuances of this sport and in coming months hopefully there would be awe-inspiring stories to quote. Tennis dictum is all about the teamwork and unity during preparatory stages, and once on the field raring to go, and having the wherewithal to come out of cages. Cages that kept you down and out, cages that made you gain more pound.  Instead of weighty pound you need to be fighting fit and and have a firm grip on the game and be a season to season hit. 

Underpasses Are A Picture Of Delight

Coming to train ride, the first underpass was sighted at 4.28 and we were home to proceedings where traffic gridlock one need not stare and berate. These underpasses across India  are a picture of delight where traffic is not sentenced to proceedings blight. There were spate of houses in and around Ganj Basoda coming at 4.37, and here the convoy slows down and stops with no need to run through poll sops. Poll sops are meant to change the arithmetic of a contest if there aren't arrival of a new guest. At 4.40 came across a water tanker carrying the all important message "Water Is Life" and here none of the rumours thrive. At 4.42 thinking about curd served in Hotel Chitra in Vivekananda Kendra Campus in Kanniyakumari, a place well deliberated in other cafeteria for  affable staff and this noting made by followers of another Tennis Icon Steffi Graf. 

Thoughts On UP, MP And Bihar States

Thoughts are on States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and they having plateaued, and they need to hang on to a new vision and dude. Vision that let them generate employment at home as well as cleanliness not in clone as for better part they have been in dire straits zone. For these three States, introspection is of import as floating population nudged with currency notes is a hostile act that should be shown the door. These three States need to have in close quarter governance gear with sizeable residents waking up to a new income fair.

Thoughts On North East States

Bina Station comes at 5.05. As  Gorakhpur  Lokmanya Terminus goes in opposite direction carrying passengers even from North East States, the region that on occasions gets a bad Press, there is a need to unveil a new blueprint with palpable hint. Blueprint that makes them take pride in the fact that they are part of New India coming at regular interval with effervescent idea. Blueprint that gives them the freedom to propose with a rose. From Bina the road distance that one would have to trudge to Jabalpur is unbelievable 279 Kms and there is a train engine with number 27659 that won't invite fine. 

Jhansi, Morena, Dholpur Accessed Giving No Stress

At 5.20 there are still three tracks running and this is a new spectacle entirely beaming. Thinking about Meriba Mineral Water available in large stretch of Tamil Nadu and how in South there is a strong media group Eenadu. This group is resilient and sturdy enough to wage different battles with little known about cloud business phone evatel.  Lalitpur comes at 5.40 with some hooked to cell in places as distant as Seoul in entirety. Jhansi comes at 6.40, Morena 8.20, Dholpur 8.41, Agra Cantt 9.22, Mathura 10.05, Palwal 11.15, some moments later Tuglaqabad and hope all these places have homes that dispense handsome dividends and rewards. Hazrat Nizamuddin Station comes at 11.37, Shivaji Bridge 11.43 and New Delhi railway station at 11.48 in the very city where there is Republic Day Parade and on festive occasions people carry their plates.

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The Ride From Bhopal With Thoughts On Bihar Not Looking Tall

The Ride From Bhopal With Thoughts On Bihar Not Looking Tall

Having Arrived In Bhopal, the stay was short, and with Shatabdi Train Ticket gained, it was time to leave lodge located in Hamidia Road, with no urgency to recall at one point of time this was a tank port. Tank port to keep the tempers down, and with embers from violence partly suggesting the art of taking the crown. Crown at the cost of peace and the crown which the human race by and large tease. We hope this locale in Bhopal is free from disturbances and has all the right aces. The advantage with Hamidia Road lodge is you get to have authentic milk, and with prices floating above the rate that no one can cherish, the price tag is somewhat Irish. The price for milk thrill does not fit in the budget of most households in India, and the picture appearing in Hindi Heartland is no different, and this piece of news is by no means trivia.

Almost 9.4 Million Family In Bihar Have Monthly Income Below Rs 6,000

When reports emerge that almost 94 lakh (9.4 million) family in Bihar have monthly income below Rs 6,000 (below 68 dollars), the reigning prices of milk is a dreadful sight and here powers that be believe the contest between those who can pay for milk and those who can't pay is equivalent to having a level playing field to fly kite. With income, and that too the sum total below Rs 6,000, one can believe that none of these 9.4 million family would be comfortable enough to consume milk, and if they desire to have the same they would have to furnish identity trick. With political terrain as uncertain as in Bihar, it is a powder keg, with little known when these 9.4 million family would have authentic milk, much having arrived to the destination from nutritional supplements for livestock going by the name trilk. Milk prices to date have not shrunk, and to expect that it would abate is a mirage,  and equally true for those who go by the second name Dewage.

Reaching Bhopal Station

Coming to Bhopal, with all bags packed, I left for Bhopal railway station and here some porters' conduct suggested they had taken lessons in aviation. The platform I was in from where Bhopal Shatabdi was to leave series of announcements for different set of trains could be heard with no worries on lower berth. Bhopal Gwalior Intercity Express, Bina-Bhopal-Bina, Gorakhpur- Lokmanya Terminus, Bhopal- Jaipur Express were the trains expected to touch Bhopal, a city known to host illuminaries who don't get into a brawl.

Bhopal Shatabdi Leaves At 3.37

Bhopal Shatabdi train leaves at 3.37 PM, with sighting of three tracks much before and after Sanchi, and with occasional expansive green cover, and here notable mention be made of real  estate guys going by the name Duguerre. Students Of Oriental School on board with some submitting that Bhopal Station not having keen to trace developed platforms, and here railways need to get the platforms reset even if the personnel attending to the tasks are plump. Hindi Heartland and here some sections need to imbibe lessons on cleanliness done with astuteness. By the time Sanchi was reached it was 4.07, with All India Radio giving no hints on who were real Kings in the Theatre Asian. Kings and their caravan have to set aside VIP MOVEMENT and attend to task that bring relief to over 1.5 billion people who occasionally quiver.

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Chhath Festival Is The Most Pious One On Earth

Chhath Festival Is The Most Pious One On Earth

Chhath Festival is the most pious one on earth. The rituals observed, the silence theatre visited, it is that Festival that invokes connect with THE SUN in a truly amazing way. SUN GOD is the sole GOD that human force can sight and pray. It is a celebration rooted in prime visibility of SUN all through 365 days, all through 365 years, all through 365 trillion centuries - and the glory and the gift that SUN endows on each one of us is truly mystifying. 

Endless Tales Have Emerged

Endless tales have emerged illustrating the true, rich tenets of SUN, and the four days are meant to share space with SUN, with faith all evolving and enduring. This festival has pan India appeal, primarily taking each and everyone along; Bihar Buzz led to Hindi Heartland and later to almost entire country, and specks of this festival illumination heard and seen in world quarters where people of Indian Origin Reside. Bihar (Bihar Is A State In East India) took the lead in letting this festival keep its date with the last man on street, and with adherents multiplying each year, and with SUN THE PRIME MOVER OF LIFE ON EARTH, the line up and wish list grew at same pace.

Eco-Friendly And Ever Evolving And Not Ebbing

It is eco-friendly and ever evolving, and with each passing year the number of adherents having multiplied, mirroring the sentiment that life is a carnival to be celebrated each hour. Arghya to SUN GOD was given on Monday Evening and Tuesday Morning, and with collection of disciples running into millions, this mammoth event let the word spread that good tidings are the connect and the thread.   

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Chhath Songs That Are Widely Acclaimed

Chhath Songs That Are Widely Acclaimed

Chhath Songs are truly uplifting. Some notable ones

- HO DEENANATH

- HEY CHHATHI MAIYA

- KELWA KE PAAT PAR

- HEY GANGA MAIYA

- UGIHEN SURAJ GOSAIYAN HEY

- SAMA KHELE CHALAI

- UTHAU SUROOJ BHAILE BIHAAN

- SAAM CHAKEBA KHELBAHE

- BAANJHI KEWDWA DHAILE THAADH

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Having Reached KSR BENGALURU Railway Station, Time Ripe To Leave For Bhopal In Madhya Pradesh With No Hesitation

Having Reached KSR BENGALURU Railway Station, Time Ripe To Leave For Bhopal 

Having reached KSR BENGALURU Railway Station, it was time to figure out from which platform Bhopal bound Bengaluru Rajdhani would leave, with no design to unfurl an agenda that on train connectivity I should get hour to hour brief. Hour to hour brief I was least curious to get in as all thoughts were drawn towards the upcoming train ride with upper berth and this was no flying kite. Upper berth and what sort of passengers I would come across as some days train rides are sum total of being locked in a kiosk. Kiosk from where one can't get out and here chances don't sprout. Kiosk that signals series of irritants and on occasions haughty guys losing their wear tear and patience.

Tamil Nadu State Inching To Get To The Big Club

Having parked myself on Platform Eight, and there were trains to Chennai departing from here, a city which is known to hold city to city fair. Chennai shouldn't lose heart that Google did not deem fit to take a decision to pour $15 billion spread over years in Tamil Nadu, and instead opted for Andhra, and Tamil Nadu State can take solace from the fact that it is the second most industrialized one. Tamil Nadu, and for this State, investors have a series of ambitious plans lined up to infuse more investments on the back of policies that are farsighted and prescient, and in the years to come, more would pitch their tents. Perhaps sooner than later Tamil Nadu would have the honours of being the most advanced urban theatre, propelling more investors to chip in with some known to get fascinated by Tripura (North East State In India) Festival going by the name Tring. Tamil Nadu is known to lay out red carpet for even those set of investors who left in a tearing hurry only to return to pump in more, and here investors taking much-publicised enchanted tour.  

Bag From BOYS Saravana Stores In Rameswaram

Coming to Bengaluru Railway Station, I had to trudge to Platform Eight and was not in a discomfort of sorts as the bag that I had secured from BOYS Saravana Stores located in 12, Big Bazaar Street Rameswaram came handy and this new acquisition quite trendy. I would remain ever grateful to Mr K Soundar, Mr K Saravanan, the forces behind BOYS Saravana Stores, for letting me have this one and they were real chums.  From Platform Eight there were series of trains going to Belagavi and other destinations in Karnataka. Mind you, there are four set of trains going to Belagavi and they go by the train numbers 17326, 26752, 20653, 16508 and they leave from Bengaluru between 6.45 AM and 10.20 PM displaying steady traits. 

Insights On India By A Gentleman

As I boarded Bengaluru Rajdhani, lower berths were taken by a couple from Bengaluru on a visit to Hyderabad which shares space with no ambiguities with Secunderabad. And the gentleman could recall master pieces of V S Naipaul like India : A Million Mutinies Now, A House For Biswas to R K Narayan's Malgudi Days to present day media events that has no following and craze. He wondered the partial commercialisation of print media that invariably corroded facts and still holding on to thoughts that HT had resisted market forces for good and hope to carry on with vintage appeal and thrill and would remain admirable fruit. He could even recall Rabindranath Tagore works with ease and Gitanjali (Where The Mind Is Without Fear And The Head Is Held High, Where Knowledge Is Free, Where The World Has Not Been Broken Into Fragments By Narrow Domestic Walls, Where Words Come Out From The Depth Of Truth, Where Tireless Striving Stretches Its Arms Towards Perfection) gaining audience in breeze.

Bhopal Express In The '70s From Old Delhi Railway Station

Having come to know that I would be getting down at Bhopal, the gentleman recalled the much-touted Bhopal Express in the '70s and '80s leaving from Old Delhi Railway Station at night and here passengers could get seats, equally appealing for those whose budgets were somewhat tight. He having worked in BSNL (Public Sector Unit) knew the functioning of such giants in public domain inside out. He having spent part of his earning innings in Delhi recalled the intrigue that Chandni Chowk (Chandni Chowk is a bustling place in the heart of Delhi) holds for visitors and one is immersed in thoughts after visiting the same and here tourists have much to gain. 

Couple Getting Down At Secunderabad

The couple got down at Secunderabad and in came a couple hailing from Delhi dropping subtle hints that lower berth be vacated even during day time. And I was resigned to pass time holding on to a upper berth seat and this was nothing less than inconvenience chapter I visited again and again and I facing flak and heat. By the time Bhopal came it was well past 8 PM and on train undercurrents no need to hold AGM. I headed towards Hamidia Road to take a room in Lodge Banjara and here by no means in a state of ra ra. And the time spent here kept the script straight that spending two nights in a train isn't that great.

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