Anyway S8 and a middle berth seat I was assigned, it's ok. As I entered in to my cabin suddenly my eyes started looking for Her in the cabin, yeah its common being a bachelor I don't know if the single bachelor and the married have too the same thoughts ! but i was not lucky this time too. 3 bachelors of nearly my age out of them 2 on my side berths and another in the front berth. One Swamiji (Iskon follower) was sitting near him and one parents with their 3-4 years old Son on side berths. And a Girl near the window seat near Swamiji. The train whistled and started running and slowly gained the momentum. After few minutes giving a good smile to our fellow bachelor and the Swamiji we started talking about the usual topics like college and the journey and the purpose. The Girl didn't yet partcipate ! kammath was his name looks like a don't care guy on my front seat with a nikkar (tight half pant) and fcuk brand t-shirt, with his i-pod in his ears, he hardly participated in our discussions too. But surely the Kid was the 2nd fiddle and now the Kid too also gave cute smile to me. He was a good observer and a question bank, what is this why is this, where is this, there was also some yes/no questions with his broken and simple intelligence firing at his Father.
I liked Swamiji's talk on God, 4 Dhama in India, culture, religion the Kaliyug and 2012 end of it etc. It was quite interesting and Lavanya (what a sweet name !) the girl also joined now in my discussion with swamiji. One person with very dirty clothes, lame, uncombed hair looked like for more than years he didn't comb, how could he he had also broken fingers appeared and stood in front of our cabin and many of us offered cents to him. In the mean while the TTE with his black suit appeared and asked for ticket and the identification proof to every one and the tickets were signed by the TTE.
Now the kid asked his Father
what is this ? -- looking at the irctc ticket in his fathers right hand
It's a Ticket u need to buy it to travel in Train -- father said .
then What is this ? -- Son again
It's a photo identity Card -- father said, now the ticket is signed by TTE.
Son again, with his sweet murmur low voice pulled the Father's shirt and pointing to the dirty fellow asked who is this, TTE didn't ask ticket to him ? The father in his low voice a Begger doesn't need a ticket they don't have money !
Beggar's business works well in train because customers are more, one of our bachelor yelled with a smile !
Now one after the another station passes more and more beggers followed, begged, being offerred, but looking at their dirty dress and uncombed hairs the Kid is smart and knows now that they don't need ticket and photo identity card. We are still much involved in the Swamiji's stories and counter questions on religion and God. She started looking outside the window. One of our bachelor shows all most 12 teeths to another bachelor and told something in his ear. I was sure he gestured the body of the beauty. It was really much attractive with her tight jeans and v-neck t-shirt. Lavanya Pulled up her v-neck collar little up because I believe other bachelors sight was about to fall straight at her cleavage. Hope my fellow bachelors would have already measured it while we were in our discussion. Lavanya was already bit friendly and exchanged many arguments, laughs and smiley at me during our discussions.
Now two good looking woman with quite good physic and sharee appeared one in turmeric covered face and another escorting her and asking people to help her by offering money as she was an orphan and she is getting married soon. I wondered who was she then to her ?. I din't donate. One guy donated and now the Son again fired his question to the Father..
papa she also doesn't need a ticket because she is asking money ? wow what a smart boy he can now define beggar very well !
Yes she is a beggar -- Father
but she is not looking like a beggar, she is well dressed and yellow face ! -- Son (there is still a little confusion in his mind and now he wants to clarify from his father)
No response -- Father
Bugger's business also works well in train because customers are more , Kammath had quick response with a smile at the kid. I think now Kid is smart enough to identify a beggar and a bugger.
Train approached one station and stop for few minutes, started again. Swamiji again started You are born to do something good for this planet, keep it clean and green. God has created the most intelligent creature and the most complex system on earth the human after millions of years. He meant that dianosorous extincted 65million years ago but No human was there, Couldn't have God created Human at that time ? So Humans in last 2-3 hundred years polluted this world to such an extent that world is unstable now and its going to end by 2012. Yes I think Swamiji was right. Life is present in this earth from milions of years ago. There were gaint dianosorous also present in long past, God might have created this ultimate creature the Humans to end the world may be with an experimental purpose. Some boys with dirty cloths again started cleaning with the coach, no no not listening to Swamijis words but it is what is they do with their shirts and expecting some penny in return. we were generous now to offer some penny after all they are working and asking money it's ok. I think the Kid would have already noticed their work for money but where the railway cleaners gone ohh once in a 24 hour journey they appear and clean. most of their work is done by this passengers paid cleaners why do they have to I thought. Lavanya also aggreed on swamijis words. We are now more comfortable with each other.
Suddenly a peculiar sound was heard. Everyone.. but more of our bachelors became cautious and try to clearly hear the sound if it was a hoax. But now the sound was clear to be a clap but the unique ness of the clap was too clear to tell us that it was the Hinjra's (eunuch) sign or warning what ever you can say. Our bachelor unit was now too much concerned another 2 bachelor saw each other and started unwinding each other. One jumped up the upper berth another ran out towards the toilet and kammath was unaffected didn't care it, he was busy in his music. The parents, kid, Swamiji including Lavanya also didn't feel of any risk. I had to act prude in front of others after all running away is like an immaturity. One black strong, fat and the stout Hinjra appeared before us with another leanly built woman acting like hinjra. I can't explain it but anyone could confirm that she was not a Hinjra still she accompanied them. But this time one hand pulling already half of the sharee from the left leg and in the right hand pointing me said the Hinjra "eee chikne de re .." Then I acted as if I didn't hear or seen them. she came closer pulling up the sharee more and now the sound was more louder "eee Chikne suna nehi kya paisa dee rreee ...." I denied now and now Hinjara came near me removed my spec and pulled some of my well combed hairs and pressed my chin and murmured some unimaginable words and left me throwing my spec on my lap. Hinjra now went near Kammath, he smiled. Hinjra said "ee Hero paisa de rree" with a smile. Now Hinjra used the left hand for some other purpose. It just went on to kammath's holy cross ohh shit.. it started measuring its length surely because in his nikkar it was little prominent. Then the Hinjra smiled at kammath and in his right hand squizzed kammath's teat. This shameless guy really didn't care anything rather gave a nice smile at the Hinjra and the Hinjra gave a kiss to this lucky Guy with a nice smile and left off.
In the mean while the Kid fired his questions again to his much talented Father
papa who is them, he is very fat and wearing sharee, put lipstik also- May be doesn't know yet that was a Hinjra ! but kid still says 'he'
Shsuuuuuu -- Father with his finger on his lips because Hinjra might hear and mind his Son
Son didn't stop
You know he has lot of money in his small wallet, he is very rich, still he is asking money ?
He also doesn't need ticket or photo identity card ?
No -- Father said
And now he has no talent but just one 'No' word to explain to his good kid that they are eunuch, Hinjra's business also works well in train because customers are more.
Every one was so silent till the nearest next station. I couldn't even face Lavanya's face for some time, she was busy in her out window explorations. Our another bachelor was laughing at me and kammath was happy hiding up and started telling some other glories but before he saluted kammath for his measured length silently. We arrived the next station Lavanya stood up collected her belongings and got down. Looked at me but I was uneasy still to say bye because I wasn't prepared even to leave her, we haven't yet shared anything personal. But now could manage to say bye but forgot to ask her number or contacts. I missed one beautiful encounter, it could have been led to a greater relation, all my imaginations got buried. Swamiji asked me to lodge a complain in the next station against these Hinjra for harassment or he insisted me to write a letter to our Railway Minister.
Train started Lavanya's face disappeared from the train window. And I could hear our another bachelor's angry voice from the toilet "Who the bloody dick ?, That mother fucker shit in side the toilet giving a signature, what a fuck man there is a latrin inside but that bloody fucker, rascal has shit on the side of it. ohh shit, fuck fuckk fuuckk, Ohh God when these Buggers will learn ethics, clenlyness !! ". I haven't heard so many f* words in a sentence so far. Thank God Lavanya has left otherwise it would be one more shameful moment.
I didn't lodge a complain in the next station but promised Swamiji that I would write a letter to our Railway Minister. Till now I haven't written it !! Don't know when I will write about my Indian Rail Sleeper Class S8 Coach experience with those unidentified and without ticket beggars, buggers and Hinjras.
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