I was once asked, "Where are you from" to which I replied, "My Father is from West Bengal, Mother hails from Punjab. my birth place is Orissa and have lived in most of the major cities of India. I hope I have replied to your question."
As a resident of Bangalore, I preferred and also found the public bus service to be within my means to travel length and breadth of the city. As a commuter, I was impressed by the bonhomie the women commuters shared among themselves. A woman would leave her seat for an elderly woman and students, who would be seated would offer to hold the heavy bags of their friends who had to travel, standing in the vehicle.
In Calcutta, I found men eagerly offer their seats to the women: fellow travelers while the bus conductors helped the women to easily board and alight the bus.
My Mumbai experience is also quite impressive as I found the commuters stand in a queue and wait for the bus. They even board the bus in a queue. It is a remarkable sense of discipline and self-restraint.
The migratory birds like me, who live in various cities and experience unique cultural ethos, can help in blending the myriad hues of culture and enable the homogeneity of myriad cosmopolitan hues thus making India a truly nationally integrated country making our lives worth living in the country we call our Motherland.
As a resident of Bangalore, I preferred and also found the public bus service to be within my means to travel length and breadth of the city. As a commuter, I was impressed by the bonhomie the women commuters shared among themselves. A woman would leave her seat for an elderly woman and students, who would be seated would offer to hold the heavy bags of their friends who had to travel, standing in the vehicle.
In Calcutta, I found men eagerly offer their seats to the women: fellow travelers while the bus conductors helped the women to easily board and alight the bus.
My Mumbai experience is also quite impressive as I found the commuters stand in a queue and wait for the bus. They even board the bus in a queue. It is a remarkable sense of discipline and self-restraint.
The migratory birds like me, who live in various cities and experience unique cultural ethos, can help in blending the myriad hues of culture and enable the homogeneity of myriad cosmopolitan hues thus making India a truly nationally integrated country making our lives worth living in the country we call our Motherland.
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