POOR CHARIOT----Lalu's Garib Raath

GARIB DESH MAIN GARIB RAATH PE....

It was June 14th night 2010 when I was eagerly waiting at the Hatia(place near Ranchi) station for a train to board to Bhubaneswar. It was around 8:30pm I reached the station with my luggage. The crowd was overwhelming at the platform and I felt as if the whole of Ranchi(state of apna MSD, cool capt. Dhoni) was at the platform to board the train. All faces seems so familiar yet so strange to be approached.

The announcement was too funny and they keep on repeating the name MANISH(Only they know who was he because no one else has moved by an inch after so many calls). After some time they started their jokes and loud laughs over the mike. Then suddenly all stopped and an announcement----"Hatia-karaghpur express jo ki Hatia se Kharagpur jayegi teen number platform par aa chuki hai." It was ridiculous how can Hatia-Kaharagpur express can go to and from anywhere else.....

After sometime a green and yellow animal came showing its back to us. People were ecstatic and suddenly then a fart sound. It was awful and deathly in smell. The scene matched the sand storm in Mummy movie. It was the announcement again "Hatia- Bhubaneswar Garib Raath Express Banadamunda ki taraf se platform number ek main pravesh kar rahi hai.." And from the dark the animal showing its back entered the platform. The animal was none other than the Hatia-Bhubaneswar Garib Raath Express.

It was a heavenly hell in the train termed Garib Raath. The train is exceptionally clean and cosy. I entered G6 Compartment and searched for seat number 9. I occupied my seat and then all of a sudden a huge mass started moving aimlessly among the passway. It was for 6-7 minutes I was seeing new faces appear near my seat. Suddenly all vanished except a family comprising of a husband,wife and a young boy around 14 years. Another man appeared having seat numbered 7. All settled but the train was still on the platform when the family opened their dinner. I don't know why they board the train empty stomach and if they board then why can't they wait for the train to leave the platform atleast.It was such idiotic of them to start gorging the food even when the train has not moved an inch.
It shows the garib mentality we have.

The train left the platform and started gaining pace. I then went to seat number 13 as it was vacant and let my both of my companions could feel the air conditioned compartment. I was looking into the dark and thinking of something I should be engaged to when I reached home as all my exams are over. Then someone walked in and it was a man of dark complexion having black curly hair and broad moustache. He was a railway staff who was providing Pillow, two bedsheets and one blanket all in a packet at the cost of Rs.25/-. All were taking the packet so I also took one but I don't know what good would it serve as the temperature was around 28c. In the night I came to know why all opted for the packets offered and I was lucky to follow the suite because during night they deliberately reduce the temperature so that all those who haven't fetched the packet should buy it immediately.In the morning the temperature was normal again when the man came to fetch the packets.
It was really Garib Raath where people hardly realize the shrewdness behind the Air conditioning. Here people are garib of knowledge.

In the morning I woke up around 8am and thought I must be close by now as the train was timed to reach Bhubaneswar around 9am. But to my utter dismay we were running late by an hour. Its not new in Indian railways to reach the destinations late. But it is a disgrace when goods train is also allowed before Passenger's train. Our train was detained to let a goods train to pass. Then think what value are the passengers of ? Thus we can verify how garib are we where even the goods are prioritized before us.
Hence garib from status and value.

So garib desh ke garib waasiyon iss baar ke liye itna hi....
Thanking you!