MOBILE PHONES GRABBING ALL THE ATTENTION 122


During my younger days and when I say younger days , I refer to my college days . Travel by 3 Tier sleeper was something which I always looked forward to .

One reason for the same is that i had by then got absolutely bored of the First Class and AC coach Travel which was the default mode of travel by virtue of the Free Railway Pass which my father was eligible for as a Senior Railway Officer . The travel in this class was a bit of a bore as hardly any words were exchanged with the other co passengers .

Travel by the 3 tier sleeper class was essentially for the masses . Language , Region , Faith or even Age were never an issue and the travel and many friendships cultivated during the travel stayed in ones memory even after the passage of so many years .
The TEA COFFEE IDLI AND VADA to name just a few being sold inside the compartment and the constant change of co passengers were something which one always looked forward to .

My most recent experience of travel by the sleeper class was in direct contrast to my earlier experiences and firmly held beliefs .
No more exchange of views on FOOD POLITICS SPORTS TV SHOWS MOVIES  or infact any subject under the sun .

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EACH OF THE CO PASSENGER WAS BUSY ON HIS MOBILE PHONE CHATTING AWAY OR WATCHING SOMETHING . THE HAWKERS DISPLAYING THEIR WARES WERE CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE AND ONE SOMEHOW TENDED TO MISS ALL THE GOOD AND ENJOYABLE THINGS OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN TRAVEL WAS A JOURNEY IN TOGETHERNESS .

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  1. seshadri17 January 2020 at 06:15

    one such post is waiting in my nellai vijayam episodes

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