AUTO CHRONICLES:
The autos in kolkata are a treat to watch (though a pain to be in ........) the autodrivers in bemgaluru are so crappy tht they demand "one-and-half " (that's 1.5 times the meter fare ....which 99/100 times is tampered with .......to show more ...of course ) even if there are only 4 passengers instead of the mandatory 3 . The other day in kolkata , we were travelling to office and we were 4 in number.we go to the auto stand and tell one of the auto drivers...(since its a union ......... there is no cut throat competetion amongst auto drivers .....) him where we wanna go ... he thinks for a moment an takes us to an auto (his )and sez......... .."BOSHUN" meaning sit .........there were already 3 guys in the auto EXCLUDING the driver ..........we are like dude!!! there are totally 8 people.......... have u noticed??? he gives us the smirk only a true master can..... and starts the auto ....... all's fine but still one person has not found space to sit ....... once again the smirk ...........and then......HE STANDS UP!!! and sez..... don't worry there is place for everybody . the smirk again ........ and for the rest of the 10 minute journey . he actually manouevres the auto (THANK GOD ) standing up!!
NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN........... EAT YOUR HEART OUT . HAIL THE AUTO MAN
4 comments:
seth!thats how 1 billlion fit in our country.thats how man mohan singh manages us all.
r u serious?????
gosh...i thought kolkata was a put off for this reason, but, i realised in kol and bhubaneswar, there r 2 types of autos - private & public!! private is when you go alone and public is what you are talking abt...never really tried them out, but, by gosh!!! it is funny when i imagine the scene, but he must've been proud of his 'art form' :D
lol! India IS indeed amazing..or rather indians are..I thought only buses acted like this! U live in a brave city..
Nice blog!!! You write well. I think we are going to publish some of it.
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