A day in the heart of India

Hello readers ,

I had a competitive exam recently in Delhi , so I packed up my essentials and travelled to the location . And this train journey was a much better experience than the past one . Although , it was a solo journey for me but it didn't seemed so during the travel . I was accompanied by quite some amazing people during my travel . One was Aniket Sir who was traveling from UP to attend his cousin's marriage in Delhi while the other one was a bit elderly for me but much more childish and interesting ! He was sitting one sit ahead of me so we interacted for a limited time and I forgot to ask his name . He was an ex- army personnel and was travelling to give physical examination for Delhi Police exam . He had quite an exceptional grasp at the Hindi language and grammar . In almost 1 hour he taught me the basic to intermediate levels of Hindi Grammar that I last studied in my 8 th standard so as to give me a rough idea of the Police Exam Hindi Language Questions . He also taught me the art of perfecting the time table we all make but never follow . His talks were humorous , interesting and motivating at the same time . Hope to meet him again . On the other hand , Aniket sir who was my senior and 4 years elder than me told me the experiences  of his college life in Delhi and his network marketing experience .Currently , he is handling his family's business and is going quite well . These both people were one of a kind . I exchanged my farewell to them at the Old Delhi station and travelled to my hotel . 

Next day in the morning  , I gave my exam which went quite smooth . I was free now and my next train was scheduled at 4 PM in the evening . So , I decided to sightsee Delhi a bit . Even though , it was not my first time visiting Delhi but everytime I visit the heart of my country , I am astonished at the diversity and beauty in this place . The systematic mapwork and well defined architecture of this place has always caught the attention of my eyes . The street food is also a attraction in itself in Delhi . From Litti chokha to Bhelpuri , from Momos to Dahi Bhalla and even from Tandoor dishes to Pizza , you will find everything at the street vendor shops here . It is not less than a blessing for the food lovers .

The metro network , maybe an attraction in itself , adds to the beauty of this place . Whenever you travel in it , you feel some positive vibes , I don't know how but maybe travelling at super high speeds in metro brings those vibes out . I decided to sightsee Akshar Dham on the way back , but to my luck due to covid it was temporarily closed . So , I admired it from the metro station as it was the only option . But, it was satisfying in itself as well . The temple is so mighty and so widespread over an area of about several football pitches stitched together that its architecture is visible from several hundred metres away. I clicked some of its images so as to keep it in my memory until I visit that place properly and admire it once again to my heart's content .

This place is a pure beauty . After a treat to my eyes from its sightsee of about 20 minutes from a distance far away , I took the next metro and moved up to Connaught Palace .  I sat down at the benches there , took some rest and decided to go to Palika Bazaar . It was a different experience in itself . I went in for just 20-30 minutes and when I came back outside , I had 3 bags of clothing and empty pockets . The only funds left with me were in my E wallet . That place has the sellers with next level experience . It was like they gave me so wonderful options of clothings that I couldn't resist it and I ended up overspending my funds . I bargained for every tshirt and joggers I bought . I had never bargained to the level I did in Palika and when I think of it I feel quite fascinated at my abilities . It felt like for those 20-30 minutes , my mother's bargaining skills entered my body . It was like some newly emerged talent within me . Now it was late enough for me to hurry to the railway station and I decided to travel via metro again as I enjoy it a lot . But to my surprise the metro authorities were allowing only 5 people to go in after every 2 minutes so as to prevent overcrowding within the Rajeev Chowk station . So , I queued up along with other passengers and after nearly 30 mins I got the chance to board to my destination .

This was the scene when I joined the queue . This is just the 60 % part of that queue . While moving forward in this I saw an old man sitting under a tree and smoking his cigarette . He was away from the hustle bustle of the city and was accompanied by his pet street dogs who were also sitting in the tree shade beside him .

When everyone was just running like machines , this man was at peace and enjoying the moment with maybe his best companions , his pets . This view was quite scenic too me and reconstructed my theories of enjoying every moment and to stop by so as to live the life like a human . I cherished this into my memory . I boarded my train on time and started my journey back to my home . I plugged in my earphones and started reading my book . After reading 10 pages , I dozed off and after 1 hour when I woke up from that Kumbhkaran sleep I felt miraculously active . I was once again accompanied by amazing seat partner . His name was Chetan Pant . He came to Delhi for the same exam I participated in . We discussed the exam level and the further selection details . He was from Pithoragarh and told me a lot about his village and invited me to his village .  His village is a beauty in itself with great snowfall in winter and calm weather during summer . I was in love with his village scenic views when he displayed me the landmarks of his village in his phone .I got a wonderful friend during my journey ! In future , I will surely visit his village so as to quench the thirst of my wanderlust and meet him . Soon , this journey came to an end and I gave a farewell to my new friend with a hope to meet him soon . 

" Kabhi kabhi anjaan raaston mei kux aise anjaan mil jate hai jo zindagi bhar anjane mei hi yaad reh jaate hai "

This was one of a kind and my first solo trip as I would say . One of my best travelling experiences. 

Thank you very much for reading .