Howrah Railway Station

He got down at the crowded Howrah Railway Station feeling very bored at around 11.30 in the morning. His next train was at 5.00 in evening. At that time there was no separate station for Southern Railways.

He really enjoyed travelling in train but this time was very irritated. First there was no water in the train and he spent more water in bathroom than for drinking. Then there was a toddler in his compartment who decided that he/she (He still was confused) would not sleep for the whole journey. He/She kept crying shouting and making some voices (dont know what to call that) all the time.He had the lower birth this time so was part of all the action that the baby's papa and mummy did to silent him/her. He was not sure but felt some two three drops of water (or whatever it was on his face) and was not able to sleep after that.

He went to the Cloak room lazily and deposited his luggage there. Though not much time was left for his train he thought of wandering the station and hoped that the next train should not be like this. He went and got some magazine and read it for some time with tea but was not able to do it as he was tired of seating for the whole journey and started roaming around.He went to the Howrah bridge spent some time there, took a whole round of the very crowded station and came back to platform number 3 where a train had just come . He saw a husband wife and there daughter on the door of the compartment getting down. The little girl got down first and closed her nose with her hand and told to her mother loudly "Oh maa ki gondho". At that time suddenly he went to the girl bent down and told the girl with surprised glare from her mother and father "Aita gondha na aita Durgandho"