This sounds terribly elitist but last night I was in a train, after a long long time. An overnight train.
I boarded the Rockfort express for Trichy from Tambaram station (which is equivalent to hopping in at 'Borivili' I suppose, the train stops just 2 mins). The station was surprisingly clean - the usual stench of you-know-what from the tracks was completely missing.
But the real shocker was that at 11 pm, when I got in, everyone was nicely, quietly and soundly asleep. Now if you have travelled on a train in Delhi-UP side or even Gujarat you'll know how rare this is. Maybe around 1 am... But at 11 there's always plenty of chatter (loudly), folks who want to leave their light on and on Gujarat Mail, the ones who must have their midnight thepla & 'snakes'.
The a/c was also at human, not polar bear levels (a problem I have often faced in Rajdhani!).
Anyhow, I am in Chennai in Tuesday (18th March) and have half a mind to visit Great Lakes Institute of Management. If any reader of this blog studies there and would like to meet up, do drop me a line at rashmi_b at yahoo.com.
Hi Rashmi,
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the "snake" terminology. I had read about that in one of the books by Pankaj Mishra. Great Lakes, I heard, is going really strong thanks to the efforts of Bala Balachandran.
Regards,
Karthik
Rashmi,
ReplyDeleteWhile it is nice that all these Tamil Nadu guys sleep early, the problem is that all of them wake up too early. If you ever travel by TamilNadu express or G.T. express from delhi to Chennai, you will find that all of them wake up by 5:30pm and start their morning walks in the train!!
Raghuram
hello
ReplyDeleteHey Rashmi, i hate to say this..
ReplyDeletebut pple from up north have a feeling that southies are an inferior lot, jus b'cause they are Madrasis. Perhaps due to the stereotype of south indian executives who flocked to mumbai for jobs, and could find them because of their qualifications.
Somehow the spotlight till about two decades ago, was on the northies.. also, they had more political influence. However, markets have identified the south for what it really is, and for the educated workforce it has. And now, the spotlight is fairly on the south... with the rising influence of DMK and of Bangalore and Hyderabad...
For God's sake.. i am not trying to start a northie-southie fight....
Hey would like to get a hands on student review ans of course your take from Great Lakes.
ReplyDeleteHeard Prof Balachandran from Kellog has put in great efforts (and lakes) for this B school.
Hey,
ReplyDeleteSince u r in Chennai and plan to visit Great Lakes, u may as well visit us at the Dept of Mgmt Studies, IIT Madras. Ofcourse it doesn't have the 1 yr prog or high profile associations, but if it is possible for you to come here and address us then I could try my level best to open up the official channels to welcome u. Thanks.
Sorry, forgot to introduce myself. Am a 1st yr student at the MBA course of the Dept of Management Studies, IIT Madras...
ReplyDeleteHi Rashmi,
ReplyDeletewell, you said it already that you were travelling on a train after a long long time. Many things have changed, not only in the south, but in Indian Railways on the whole. the trains and the stations (throughout India) have become a lot cleaner, the a/c's do not make that much noise. In the new trains, we do have mobile charger points, absolutely required on long duration trains.
So, the trains in south must be cleaner/better, but overall things have changed for the better in Indian Railways, under Laloo raj.
@the teacher,
ReplyDeleteWhile Indian railways has improved over the last few years, I remember from my 2002 visit to trichy that some how, stations on that stretch (madhurai to trichy) are somehow more clean than other places.
Im a regular Mumbai-Chennai train traveller..and once that hits AP..the gender challenged problem will make you forget any cleanliness issues!
ReplyDeleteWow! This sounds like a good idea. Am a Great Lakes Alumnus.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, in Bangalore, and hence wont be able to meet you on your visit!
Hope you had a nice visit though.
Let me know your experience.
Do pay a visit to my blog at http://worldthrumyeyes.wordpress.com
Hi Rashmi,
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to travel by train, to begin with, and to find the train clean and quiet... It's like a pure blessing!
But I think Gujjus and their midnight "snakes" are omnipresent, you must be awfully lucky to have not found one!
As rightly told by Rags, almost all the lights are switched off at 10 PM and are switched on at 5:30 !!!
ReplyDeleteOne more difference between train in Tamil Nadu and in UP is that here 99% of travellers have tickets :) :) :)
Hummph. A take on Gujjus by quite a few folks commenting here. All below 25, as I notice from their profiles. You should be worried that ill informed kids are reading your blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.desiprimeminister.com/
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete@pradhanmantri: I thnink you are mistaken. My comment was not to offend any particular community. Just highlighting the lighter side of it.
ReplyDelete明星代言 明星经纪公司
ReplyDelete制动单元 铝壳电阻
modern abstract art sofa manufacturer
净水器 开水器 净水机 净水 软水机 软水 直饮机 家用净水 家用净水器 家用净水机 中央净水 中央净水器 水家装 水家电 水卫士 混合机
过滤机 DHL快递 俄罗斯签证 回转支承 Laser marking
保险箱 法兰 法兰标准
polycarbonate sheet 回流焊 波峰焊
压球机 注册上海公司 儿童摄影
牛皮癣 皮肤病 制氮机
食堂售餐机 校园一卡通
学校一卡通 ic卡售饭机
食堂售饭机 深圳一卡通
广东售饭机 机电设备安装
北京发票 代开发票
餐饮发票 住宿发票
广告发票
网络电话 免费网络电话
假发 补发
织发 植发
压滤机 板框压滤机
蒸馏水机 纯蒸气发生器
上海搬家公司 上海搬场公司
大众搬家 大众搬场
张家界旅游 香港旅游
深圳旅行社 打包机
收缩机 对讲机 电源模块
血管栓塞剂
售饭机 水控机 水控器
萎缩性胃炎 neoprene laptop bags
SEO优化
SEO优化 计量泵
胃炎 胃病
冷水机 冰水机
工业冷水机
北京特价机票 北京打折计票 北京国际机票
北京机票预定 北京飞机票
北京订机票 北京机票查询 饮料机械
银杏 水培花卉 企业宣传片 空分设备
化工泵 离心机
电话交换机 程控交换机 集团电话 集装袋
混合机 混合机
混合机捏合机 捏合机
捏合机导热油炉 导热油炉
导热油炉 反应釜 反应釜
反应釜 spherical roller bearing
搬运车 搬运车 电动搬运车 油桶搬运车 堆高车 电动堆高车 半电动堆高车 堆垛车
高空作业平台车 电动叉车 平衡重叉车 前移叉车 电瓶叉车
韩国饰品批发 模块电源
X架 超薄灯箱> 易拉宝 展柜制作
代理服务器 游戏加速器 网络加速器
网通加速器 电信加速器 电信网通转换器
电信网通加速器 网通电信互转
网通电信互通 网络游戏加速器
美国VPN代理 美国独享VPN 美国独享IP
pvc ceiling panel Spherical roller bearings
SEO优化
安全鞋 劳保鞋 防砸鞋 电绝缘鞋 上海安全鞋 上海劳保鞋 江苏劳保鞋
服装软件 服装管理软件 进销存软件
进销存管理软件 服装管理系统 服装进销存软件
进销存系统 进销存管理系统 免费进销存软件
吉林中医 东北特产
打包机
阳痿 阴茎短小 阴茎增大
早泄 前列腺炎 阴茎增粗 阴茎延长
国际机票 上海国际机票
国际特价机票 国际打折机票
砂磨机 砂磨机
砂磨机 卧式砂磨机
卧式砂磨机 卧式砂磨机
三辊研磨机 三辊研磨机
三辊研磨机 混合机 混合机
混合机 锥形混合机 锥形混合机 锥形混合机 行星动力混合机 行星动力混合机 行星动力混合机 无重力混合机 无重力混合机 无重力混合机
干粉砂浆设备 干粉砂浆设备
干粉砂浆设备 捏合机 捏合机 捏合机 导热油炉 导热油炉 导热油炉 反应釜 反应釜 反应釜 搪玻璃反应釜 搪玻璃反应釜 搪玻璃反应釜
乳化机 涂料设备 干混砂浆设备 无重力混合机 胶体磨 涂料成套设备 双螺旋混合机
北京婚庆 北京婚庆公司
400电话
办证 呼吸机 制氧机
亚都 亚都加湿器 亚都净化器
亚都装修卫士
饰品批发 小饰品批发 韩国饰品 韩国饰品批发 premature ejaculation penis enlargement
安利产品 马来西亚留学
网站优化 网站推广
衬布
代写论文
代写论文
论文代写 代写论文
磁力泵
离心泵
化工泵
隔膜泵
螺杆泵
潜水泵
油泵
耐腐蚀泵
泵 水泵
拖链 防护罩 排屑机 塑料拖链 钢铝拖链
化工离心泵
计量加油泵
自吸式离心泵
管道油泵
自吸式排污泵
潜水排污泵
自吸式磁力泵
耐高温磁力泵
不锈钢多级离心泵
多级离心泵
耐腐蚀自吸泵
自吸化工泵
玻璃钢液下泵
液下式排污泵
卧式离心清水泵
氟塑料磁力泵
磁力驱动循环泵
耐腐蚀污水泵
卧式化工离心泵
玻璃钢耐酸泵
防爆管道油泵
不锈钢多级泵
立式多级离心泵
塑料磁力泵
水泵厂
手摇油泵
上海水泵厂
上海水泵
离心泵厂家
热水泵
清水泵
气动隔膜泵
深圳装饰 深圳装饰公司 深圳装修公司
特价机票 打折机票 国际机票
机票
新风换气机 换气机 立式新风换气机 风机箱 新风系统 能量回收机
搅拌机 混合机 乳化机
分散机
毛刷 毛刷辊 工业毛刷 刷子 钢丝刷
涂层测厚仪 硬度计
兆欧表 激光测距仪
测振仪 转速表
温湿度计 风速仪
超声波测厚仪
粗糙度仪
噪音计 红外测温仪
万用表
硬度计 万用表
美容院 美容加盟
澳洲留学 澳大利亚留学
什么是法兰
电烤箱
酒店预定 北京酒店预定 北京酒店
离心机
nail equipment nail products nail product nail uv lamp nail uv lamp nail uv lamps uv nail lamp nail brush
nail file nail tool nail tip nail gel curing uv lamps lights
万用表 风速仪
红外测温仪 噪音计
苗木价格 苗木信息 标牌制作 深圳标牌 北京儿童摄影 防静电鞋 淘宝刷信誉
威海凤凰湖 威海海景房 大庆密封件
打标机 淘宝刷信誉 TESOL/TEFL国际英语教师证书 英语教师进修及培训 北京快递公司 北京国际快递