2012 to 2024 - Train ride
It's 2012, I boarded my train from Maihar for Allahabad. Loaded with my luggage, a laptop and a keypad based phone, I sat in the general compartment adjusting myself in the boggie. i would have a confirmed reservation from Allahabad. It would be the start of a long journey towards Silchar. I would do a countdown of 3.5 long hours, no instant gratification of the whatsapp, no habit of engaging in long hours of phone calls. It was the phase when we used 2G. As the train would leave my native, I would follow the passing city through the windowpane of the moving train. All the streets, the jingling lights, the cozy memories would seem to give a good bye, until next time. The long stare would end in to the the dark abyss of the upcoming jungles and so forth. I would now had all the time to worry about my luggage, listen and observe people sitting close by, think about the people back home and the memories earned. I was a person who was thinking and who was wide alive. It's 2024. I b
