Summer is here in full blast. One of the most remarkable things about this season is the millions of people who go to their gaons. Mumbai can be divided into those who have a village or town to go and
those who have all their roots in the metropolis. Indian Railways does a highly commendable job of transporting millions daily to their destinations in the remote corners of the country. It is essentially a humongous management task and the railway staff acquit themselves well summer after summer. One good thing about travelling by train is the food and beverages you get to have both from the pantry car and the stations. I still long for the singhadas of Rajnandgaon, the sev of Ratlam, chai at Kharagpur mud cups, thalis consisting of steaming hot rice, fiery Andhra sambhar and potato wafers at Cuddapah, hot milk at Daund, dhokla at Vadodara, puri and aloo subzi at Jaipur, thair sadam at Chennai and dosa at Thiruvananthapuram.
