Chennai:
The Place where I started my Professional Carrer... otherwise Im a tourist to this place. when I was at age 10!!!!!!!!!!1................. Okey watz the most fascinating thing and most thinkable thing in Chennai......... Obviously for many one, Im not oddd one out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ Its Auto alais Auto Rickshaw!!!!
Ok, So this month after two years back, to the streets of chennai, thrice I have been to chennai in between, but not thru those streets, In fact I need to say, very first day the streets were dull and so b/w for me... propably anything, no comments....
So Its little late to get to office, catch an auto... obvious choice..hardly 200 mtrs walkable, but i Can't why u know, i have some stuff in my shouders and in hand........ otherwise Im simple to walk.. ok ok............... So I asked the guy thinking Mumbai Auto's in mind...... The guy told me, Sir 60 Rupees kuduthudunga..........( means gimme 60 bugs)........ Boss jus walkable distance and from here I could see the Place, Sir appana nadanthey poidunga.. yen kekuringa......innum kitta poi parunga nalla theriyum..........( If thats the case go by walk, and see the place too near).. Wat to say.................... Its my fault !!!!!!!!!!!!! Hmm ok ya 30 Rs okva..... Sir last 40nna varen....thats the time.. Pingnagan inga yenna pannuringa.. Mr.Vijay from my Chennai office called me up from his car........... Nice Guy just on the traffic signal, Parked his Car aside, and got me inside....... Wat are you doing with this guy, You should have picked up a Cab, Sir Of course I did, But i need to keep all my luggage in my Friends home and reach office, thats why thought of taking a Rick...................
Okey this is how my recent chennai trip's Auto went... Next day, I thought I wanted to pull these Auto Guys really to go crazy and go mad, and shout at me..... I purposefully wanted to ask for dead rates, like when he say 60 , I say 15/20... Imagine his reaction............... So the other day, I said to one Guy 20, He said, One tea is Rs 5................ wat r u trying, other Guy no reaction, As If Im talking alone................ Ohh my god............. wat a difficult moment..
So the other Guy accepted for 30 Rs, and the journey is roughly 5 minutes including Traffic Jam.... Famous word in Chennai ofcourse.....I asked, Anna only in chennai this state is there, where minumum charge is 30, and need to bargain the price for the fare which should be metered.... He said I too agree but We cannot go less than this......May be true.. Bcoz its the situation out there in Chennai.
So watz really making people to ask so much money.. After few day of investigation ratherpulling their mouth, I could see these things.. Few Lines from the Autowala frnds.
1) Sir, Paruppu 98 rupa kilo ( Means Dal Rs 98 per Kg)
2) Oru naalikku vadaga 180 rupa ( which means rental for Rickshaw is Rs 180), Most of them dont own them, there is a reason for it, covered later.
3) Atleast orunalaikku 50 rupa policekku kudukkanum ( Means need to bribe the Police for rs 50 atleast)
4) Kerosene blue colorla irukkum theriyuma athu rationla mattum thaan kidakkum, athunalla thaan blue colorla irukkum... Aana pona varam Engina pirichi vela parthen oru litre Blue kerosene 40 rupakku vanginen theriyuma sir....( means Govt supplies Blue colored kerosene for the people thru the Givt registered stores at subsidised rates for the poors, which is not meant for retail market, One of our Autowala last week Brought this Blue Colored Kerosene for Rs 40 from the outside retail market)
5) Sir oorla pathikku mela Auto Policekarangulthu thaan.. vadagaikku uduranga sir... yenna panna solluringa( Means in the City most of the Auto are owned indirectly by the policemen and they are rented thru differen sources) Now you all can connect point#2.
Ohh Jus an Auto Ride Man.............. So much of Budgetery info, Poverty Info, Political Info, Bribal Info, Price reality Info, My bugetery Constrains are unnecessarily affected by this system, Im in in India, A secular State, Right to anything, and Im indirctly tied for all things............... Pity situation out here................ So whoz wrong, You mean All the Autowala's every one.....or the person like me.............???????????? Whoz wrong, easy answer the system is wrong ( Bcoz its a non living thing......).... Not a fair answer, Im not convinced. I think the system is me, autowala, and the all above said indirect persons, I mean the indirect persons, literally individuals whoz responsible hidden behing the reasons.............. So watz the conclusion.............. I jus got angry for 10 days paid those huge amounts, returned back.................... I can't control, If I need to control only thing left is I need walk, I even did that as much as possible for jus one day.. I could not make anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love My nation not the hidden reasons( peoples hidden)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Atleast , the auto fare is worked out in favour of the Auto wallahs here in Mumbai keeping in mind the inflation and cost of living affecting everyone. just hope that our nation dosent turn into one of the African nations ... with nothing under control .... and people out of control .
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