There is a heightened security at the Bangalore railway station. As i enter platform, i can see various police personnels: the railway police, the CRPF, the civil poilice. I am frisked for any bombs and guns. My luggage goes for the same treatment. It doesnt look as suspicious, so it is spared the necessity of being opened up. As i walk around, i can hear announcements being made for passengers to be alert and report any suspicious items on the station.
Unfortunately, the Lokmanya Tilak express is late by 1 hour, so i have full one and half hour to spend. The platform is crowded, and there isn't any place left to sit. I search for a 'safe' place to stand; So that i can mitigate any damage in case of any untoward incident. Watching people on railway station can be fun. Trying to guess where they come from, their age, the language they speak can be a good timepass. Suddenly i am jolted by a policeman asking his sniffer dog to inspect my baggage. The dog is least bit interested [Seems no one is interested in their jobs these days :) ], but takes a quick sniff and leaves.
The wait is finally over. I board my coach, hoping that my RAC gets converted to a confirmed berth. The guy with whom i share a seat turns out be from nagpur. He's visting his friends in Bangalore & Mumbai. Quite a coincidence. Soon i get a confirmed berth and move to another coach. Here i am greeted by a 3 year old, always asking "kyun?" boy who shouts wildly if things dont go his way. All Children are kind of this only. So that makes me thinking how difficult it must be bringing up children. Probably the second most difficult job, the first one being handling your spouse.
I have a hearty indian railway's dinner. After all, everything tastes good when one is starved. I doze off, hoping that morning would come soon. The breakfast dosa isnt half as good as the dinner. But time flies away quickly and i reach Pune by 11 AM.
I am greeted by the overcrowded PMC buses, autorickshaws and sound of marathi language. Feels good to be here. And theres lot to conquer...
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Pune rocks...hope u have good time there.... i hate pilllas, u should have thrown that pilla out of window or something...
The same happened with me...cudn't even have aproper sleep at nite . watever it is terrorists will strike (if they dare to yet again) wen we r not ready :(((
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