Amidst the highly polluted ISBT terminal and the ever bustling jat drivers behind the wheels on Ghaziabad highway,the Anand vihar terminal shone with all its sheen.In spite of having a perfect infra, the station was void of eating joints and poori walas...Silence and ambiance overshadowed the classy tin awnings of the platform.
Suddenly a group of shy looking youngsters started singing in a regional language, one of them acting as the percussionist by striking coins on the steel bench while others were cheerfully clapping. Even the elders joined them, some of them dancing in tune with the ups and downs of the tone. Their cultural audacity was appreciable to the core.
Though I couldn't understand the lyrics, but the soothing motif and ardor involved me so much that I forgot my hunger. Their celebration & ever increasing energy level took the deserted station to a new high,a happening place.
At the same time a north Indian elder couple(hey,i am not a regionalist) sitting next to me kept cursing them for the non sense and disturbance,as i kept blaming them for theirs.
My grey matter kept contradacting the couples as dey used their cultural yardstick to compare(Do we have any?).whatever but if a culture can make a dull heart lively and make a glutton forget his hunger, then its definitely a rich culture.
Suddenly the train too applauded the singing champs with a sharp whistle as 0430-A made its way out of the fog. I left the bench with lots of well wishes for the north eastern friends and didi (our railway minister) as it was 23:40, the scheduled time of the train(first time in my life,i wished it was late)…
To sum up, the scene at Anand vihar was Politically Incorrect but Etymologically correct(after all ek anandmay ehsaas thaa).
INCREDIBLE INDIA!!!...JAI HIND...!!!
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ReplyDeleteINDIA is really incredible.....our culture and traditions are simply Awesome........INDIA ROCKS........gud wrk............
ReplyDeleteDude true story....
ReplyDeleteDis happens at the station of ghaziabad too......
And sometimes it really felt so charming by hearin the chanting of such saints.
The culture and tradition of India is still present beacuse of them.
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ReplyDeletevery microscopic observation but seems you had a good and overwhelming experience
ReplyDeleteI am overwhelmed by going through this very realistic article...
ReplyDeleteGood One OWAIS carry on.......
prtty sharp observer n a deep thinker 2...putting d actual face o d city in ol 1000 wrdz here is js AweSum job..amazed by ds..um ur fan nw..go writng...u rock..
ReplyDeleteway of ur imagination is brilliant....
ReplyDeleteu hav a ability to catch good thoughts.....that makes u different in the rush of 1000 people....
& u xpress it more efficiently then any one....
very good article ...
ReplyDeleteowais u can realize and think what other can't
i am also ur fan dear...
first tym u were desire abt train too be late.... is lin ne sab kch keh dia....!!
ReplyDeleteVery well written Owais bhai. The power of observation can give you some heartwarming experiences. I liked it :)
ReplyDeleteWell expressed. I don't know why all the northeastern girls are looked down as 'loose and immoral' and differently...
ReplyDeleteProud of your ability to write and make the readers think-even if it's for a moment. Keep on writing, keep on making us think...I think I see change coming from the youth.
hey owais extracting maximum from minimum is your specility,i think that's their way of depicting solitude,anger,unity and determination.....
ReplyDeleteawesome dude......dis shows d beauty n purity f ur heart...n our INDIA is incredible......no doubts......keep up d gud wrk...sensible youth f our country....mr.thinker.....
ReplyDeletebro, u r simply perfect...ur observations,dre analysis, manner of description n abilty to grab best from a lot makes u stand away from d crowd...heart touchng..ur best 1 so far..kp conqrng d hearts...luv u...or haan, JAI HIND !! INCREDIBLE INDIA,,indeed!!
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Last but not least i also here to join in urs party.Ok brother.........lets rock......
ReplyDeleteIt's very true that our india is very-very rich in culture.It's has lot's of beautiful things in which we feel gud to see all these things.We are proud to be an INCREDIBLE INDIA.
Every new days many new things is happened,we all see these new things in our daily life & takes enjoys, lessons, experiences etc.Iam very happy about that you took one of best feeling in urs life for a few moments at the anand vihar bus terminal(ANANDMAY EHSAAS).
Brother you had wrote awesome.One-one word from yours magic fingers & beautiful mind had touched my heart.When i was reading i also felt realistic that i was also there at bus terminal.Thanx 2 u for that you had shared your ANANDMAY EHSAAS with all of us.This is not end you will get this EHSAAS many times on urs future hope you will make continue sharing with us.
In some of urs lines i was felt personally.
I think you understood.
Brother you r Great.
I solute you.
what should i say...every time when i read your work it seems to me that this is the END,But the next one always disappoint me as it always be better than the earlier one and hence prove me wrong as it is like Alps on Alps..so buddy keep it up...and i will love to be defeated by u in this war again and again.
ReplyDeleteI really don't have mush to say on this.. All what i can say or do is
ReplyDelete"A STANDING OVATION TO THE WRITER"
i strongly support the writer's point and say to all the country men that to make others follow YPUR THOUGHT is the most difficult task a man can do.. you can make one or two or say thousand people follow you... BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE WORLD BELIEVE AND FOLLOW YOU.