A Travel by local trains in Mumbai

Standing at any the railway stations in the peak hours in Mumbai and looking at the crowd moving up and down, one will wonder and ask a question, where are these people going? It is surprising to know that the situation is same everyday irrespective of sun and rain. These are people with a name and a face meaning not just simply a crowd.  They have a clear destination and a purpose in their journey, be it for work, or on a trip to purchase etc..., all are rushing to their destination. Often I wonder and ask this question to myself where they are going. People literally stand out of the train, with one leg in and holding on the support system provided in the train. If you happen to be one among them, you are lead to the train and on your exit you are literary pushed out of the train. Often if you are seated, at their entry people ask a question where you are getting down, because they are waiting for the seat. There occur arguments, quarrels on this issue. It is really annoying to answer this question at every station when new people enter the train. Four passengers are squeezed on to three people’s seat. At times even if there is place, people are not so willing to accommodate others at the expense of their comfort. Old and the still valid concept of respect for the elders have vanished from the minds of people especially from the minds of young people; rather at times they are rude with them forgetting the fact that they too will be old one day. We also come across people who begin an argument with every sentence they speak.