Army Truck-cum-School Bus
In case you are wondering about one of the words in the title, it's actually used here in India instead of "and." For example, you'll have an "exhibition-cum-sale," instead of an "exhibition and sale." Anyways....
My colleagues and I were crossing the street the other day to get to our favourite lunch spot, Om Sweets, and saw an army truck with a "School Bus" sign on the front. As it moved ahead, we noticed something a little strange: the kids were held in the back by a cage. What really finished off this whole image was the kids hanging onto the cage like prisoners - it was like a scene out of Con-air or The Shawshank Redemption.
I wish that I had a camera at the time, but hopefully you get the picture of a green army truck rolling along with kids seemingly caged in. Only in India.....


5 Comments:
:) u aint seen nothing yet then!! look out for the stuff in smaller cities!! btw did you travel around lately?
i've been to most of the places in the north: amritsar, mussorie, rishikesh, haridwar, manali, mcleod-ganj, dharamsala, kasauli, shimla, dhera dun, gurgaon, delhi...so i haven't really been anwyhere lately.
*GRIN* alright king of sarcasam!! i get it!!! :D honestly u have visted more places upnorth than i have,
i bet if you went to british columbia for six months, you would see more places than I ever have. My time here is limited, so you gotta see as much as you can. Still have to go to the south though.
i am planning a trip to jaipur to see the pushkar fare among other things, if you enjoy riding the Royal Enfield you can join in, do drop in a note on my blog
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