THE GREAT WESTERN COMMUTE

THE GREAT WESTERN COMMUTE





I have, for the past 5yrs have experienced the magical and “surviving” experience of the great western commute by which I mean the railways. During this I have actually seen all sorts of characters and personality whether the “daring” types, the “fightercock” type , “ the singer” type, the “cunning” type, the “first timer type”, the “non-stop chit chatting”, the “mind your own type”
But the great features of the commute are as follows:
ENTERTAINMENT: the nonstop antaskshani ., the cock fights between the commuters, the discussion of the latest twist in their favorite Ekta Kapoor serial, or for that matter the discussion of the current spicy news .( courtesy: the great new booming trend of getting the publicity by whatever means whatsoever like a la Rakhi Sawant and many more like her……….)
EXERCISE: the various postures we have to maintain during the journey which includes various yogic asana like standing on one foot , standing on someone’ else’s foot , raising both your hands to reach the for the support ,and obviously your lucky you could get the precious fourth seat you try to manage your butt entirely in 3sq inch area!
PATIENCE AND PERSEVERENCE: if your great or strong will person you could mange to grab a book and manage to read it or perhaps catch up on your nap ……………………………..if not atleast you could pretend to do so!
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: who says Darwin’s theory doesn’t hold good it surely does in case of at least setting on a voyage from surburbs to church gate!
THE PERSON WITH TRICKS ALWAYS TICKS: if you want to travel in a really crowded train with sheer ease baby then rack your brains and make use of quick wits …………of instance some “hair clip and bindi selling ladies “….shout things like “machi hai machi hai”…..and you can see the ladies scattering hither thither with disgust obviously holding a handkerchief clogging their nose!
EXTRA SOCIALING : once in a while you end up meeting aunties who give you special attention ………like she is your long lost relative smiling gently at you( the smile is a sure trademark of them and a danger signal) enquiring as to which college you go to …….where you stay ….how many siblings you have …………..and then begins the real discussion “ I have a daughter just like you………………..and you end up listening to it all”!
SOCIAL EQUALITY: by this I mean that it doesn’t matter if you’re traveling in the 1st class or the second class you end up getting sandwiched in both the cases!
DARE-DEVIL ACTION: people who commute by virar local ( those are the most tolerant and patient people ever ……..i mean it) or have even managed to have a glimpse of this astonishing local …will surely know what I m talking about ……forget john-woo movie’s action stunt or the slick Hollywood action stunt …….or even our desi akshay kumar stunts …the stunt or should I say “ the epoch breaking” facets they perform without any protection or even guidance are class apart!
IT’S A SEASON THING: its always the seasons that make the changes doesn’t it ? in rainy season courtesy the south west monsoon winds u can see some astonishing miracles happening for example the road (tar black …mind you) disappears and you can see the mini sewage lake and when you try to manage to reach your home …….you can see different thing swimming “merrily”
I m sure every mumbaikar can surely relate to this in their commuting via trains and those who haven’t how I pity them!........................................they really miss something precious in their lives !
Though I go the wrong direction but surely once upon a time I had boarded the great virar local!