Tag Archives: Local Trains
Raining. Reading.
Going by the news on TV, Bombay seems to have drowned to its depths and re-emerged today. But really, does this not happen every year? Despite everything, I completely trust Railways in this regard. Trains will be delayed, they’ll be … Continue reading
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I’m Every Woman…
This image has been gracing the ladies compartments of local trains in Bombay for ever now. An artist’s rendition, perhaps of the kind of woman who would commute. Turned out that women of all shapes, sizes, colours, and clothes decided … Continue reading
Gaah!
Last week I got caught in a miserable discussion with three fellow women travelers in the local train. The women had a 2 yr old child with them who was squirming in her tight pants. The women promptly decided that … Continue reading
The Fourth Seat
When they ran the first electric train between VT and Kurla in 1925 I think they hoped people would travel comfortably on planks of wood. The operative word is comfortable. The lengths of the planks were designed just right for … Continue reading
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