Bus Number 949, Jaanu Nagar
Drops of dew had not left the blades of grass yet. Rays of the sun danced on them. Bus number 949 started out from Sarai Kale Khan bus depot. It wasn't 7:50 AM yet. Familiar faces from Nangla were in the bus; they were setting out to Ghevra. The driver of the bus must have been around 50 years old; he was wearing Rajasthani jootis in his feet and he smoked bidis frequently. The conductor was around 45 years old; he wore glasses. It was a common DTC bus, the kind found on any route.
The bus halted briefly in front on Nangla Maanchi. Some people who live in Nangla village climbed into the bus from the door at the back. Manusji also stepped into the bus. Returning from his village last night, he had got off at the Nizamuddin Railway Station. But there was no means of reaching Ghevra and so he stayed on at the Nangla village. The bus started again. Crossing Delhi Sachivalaya, Rajghat, Delhi Gate, Zakir Husain College, Ajmeri Gate, Anand Parwat, Karol Bagh, Khalsa College, Punjabi Bagh, Peera Garhi Chowk, it traveled past Nangloi and in an hour and a half it turned towards Sawda-Ghevra.
[20-06-2006]
The bus halted briefly in front on Nangla Maanchi. Some people who live in Nangla village climbed into the bus from the door at the back. Manusji also stepped into the bus. Returning from his village last night, he had got off at the Nizamuddin Railway Station. But there was no means of reaching Ghevra and so he stayed on at the Nangla village. The bus started again. Crossing Delhi Sachivalaya, Rajghat, Delhi Gate, Zakir Husain College, Ajmeri Gate, Anand Parwat, Karol Bagh, Khalsa College, Punjabi Bagh, Peera Garhi Chowk, it traveled past Nangloi and in an hour and a half it turned towards Sawda-Ghevra.
[20-06-2006]
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