The streets of most cities in India will throw all sorts of horrors at you, every heartbreaking story and plaintive look, every imaginable hustle, all expecting a few rupees. Most travellers on long stays get a bit hardened towards this. Most Indians are. Generally it seems that the most (financially) effective beggars are the most […]
Further back in the journey, someone had pointed out that you couldn’t really have experienced everything that Indian trains had to offer unless you had at least one trip in general class. The sleeper class that I had used up till now had reserved seats, and allocated bunk beds. General is chaotic, allocated only in […]
Back in Bangalore, motivated by another batch of lessons in Hindustani raga. Not looking forward to Bangalore, but the arrival is much less chaotic, and I avoid the accomodation touts altogether. This time, I find a decent cheap place, 150Rs. After a few nights, I find that the airier doubles are only an extra 20Rs. […]
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