The Nukkad News (news from the street corner) in yesterday’s Hindustan Times Cafe reminded me of why life seemed a little dull while I was in Australia. This roundup of the week’s uncanny, bizarre, and wacky happenings in Mumbai included the following:
- Kurla, December 28. A bhajan mandali (group that sings religious songs) entered the compartment behind the train driver on a Mumbai local train. They began singing and chanting loudly. The train driver objected, and asked them to lower the noise because it was making it hard for him to concentrate. The group began abusing the driver, and one hit him in the head with a stone. Despite being seriously wounded, he drove on for over 30 minutes because he didn’t want commuters to be inconvenienced.
- Breach Candy, December 30. A woman delivered a baby girl at a local clinic. The woman’s in-laws were so upset that the baby wasn’t a boy, they told the doctor to keep the mother and baby in lieu of hospital expenses.
- Mulund, December 31. An auto rickshaw driver was advised by a Tantrik to take the name of any god while entering into any deal. He decided to adopt the name “Shankar Bhagwan”, and attempted to extort 2 crore rupees from BJP MLA politician Sardar Tara Singh by threatening, “Have you not heard of Shankar Bhagwan? You have no idea what I can do to you”.
- Kalyan, January 1. A truck entered a one-way lane from the wrong side, and was stopped by a policeman. The truck’s occupants offered the policeman a bribe. He refused. They offered more money. He refused again. They then beat the policeman up for refusing the bribe.
- Thane, January 1. The Thane police geared up to clamp down on drunken driving on New Year’s Eve. They ended up catching one of their own men driving under the influence of alcohol while on duty. The constable had crashed his patrolling van into a parked vehicle.
- Byculla, January 1. A resident male doctor at the JJ Hospital was admitted to the psychiatry ward for treatment. He had been found dressing like a woman and stalking a male colleague. He carried a purse, wore a bindi, and was obsessed with the colleague.
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Hi Sharell.
Welcome back..
Thanks Aakanksha!
It sure is interesting to be back!
I cant believe, I commented first. Feels like winner
Anyways, I can imagine how you feel here. Sometimes I get shock after hearing some incidents. India is unpredictable… Even we are not use to it.
Well done on being the first to comment. I know certain people will be envious.
Often when I read the paper, I get sick of hearing myself say to my husband “Look at this!… I can’t believe this!…what is going on?!…”
It sure is unpredictable.
Even I do that, I discuss every intresting news with my parents & friends.. My sister often get irritated bcoz this.
Hey Sharell
Hahahahahahaha……funny post yaar.
Though some of the incidents are really sad but mostly outrageously,ridiculously funny.
“”why life seemed a little dull while I was in Australia”"
u missed the Great Indian Show!!
Though their is a possibility that the newspapers have “twisted” the stories just to make it more “spicy”…….lol
“A woman delivered a baby girl at a local clinic. The woman’s in-laws were so upset that the baby wasn’t a boy, they told the doctor to keep the mother and baby in lieu of hospital expenses. ”
Nuff said.
@ NRI
“Nuff said.”
You said nothing!
“@ NRI
“Nuff said.”
You said nothing!”
… What can I say? I’m speechless. That one paragraphs says it all.
@NRI
“What can I say? I’m speechless.”
good…now dont talk since u lost ur speech!!….
Honestly it sucks that NRI/Hypocrite/whatever the her new name is still around. She turns nearly every post into a fight. This place was pretty peaceful a few months ago.
Hey sharell,
Enjoy the fun after all your at the viewing end, look at the life in aus like apiece of cake anyone is cuttin the throat, havent you heard about another indian been bruted in mel road.Atleast, all what you said will make us all laugh but not what happened in mel to another indian blog.
I guess thats really bad what has happened here.
Enjoy, the fun in india! I believe streets never sleeps in india!
Its just sad that Indians are being attacked. Those kids who go there are there to educate themselves and have a good future. If they were to carry weapons and get violent, they would be in trouble with the law. Since the police aren’t there to save them in time, they should defend themselves. Here in America, people get shot(sometimes to death) during an arm robbery or some other altercation. The cowards who shoot people show courage when they shoot them but they run like rats before the cops show up. Gun control hasn’t stopped them cause guns usually ends up in the wrong hands.
When it comes to India, the streets of India never sleep. It lively even late at night. Last time, I was eating out with my friends late at night, that too from a street vendor who was opened till late morning. Its really fun there at night.
The truck driver thing is something that even I would want to do! And the auto rickshaw driver thing is something that Cathy would do. Of course I can say all that I want about Cathy because right now she’s not on her computer and will not be for two days more! Heehee! Welcome back Sharell! Sure a nice way to enter India!
I wanna be a doctor but certainly dont want to be stalked by colleagues who are wannabe gays……
That man didnt HAVE to put on all that make up…..The gay act has been legalised..remember? ROFL
Death’s Head, Dude, with that name, you will never attract anyone. Except maybe Sir Yam Raj.
Nice post Sharell!
Seriously,sum aspects of India never fail 2 amaze me!Da policemen thing is very common though,most of da tym dey r suspended for a week or so n wen dey get back der job,dey behave in da same way.No change at all.
Ha ha thats just hilarious…I have to subscribe to this paper…
By any chance do they have an online version?
~ Queenmatrai
You’re in luck. They do have an e-paper. Here’s the link (navigate to Pge 6 of HT Cafe in the supplements section. Nukkad News is on the right. It appears every Sunday.)
http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Default.aspx?selpg=2177&BMode=100&selDt=01/03/2010
“I wanna be a doctor but certainly dont want to be stalked by colleagues who are wannabe gays……”
Alright doc, dont make me laugh now.
Suhani, the job of a policeman is hard. Just think about it. They go around bothering the wrong people and when bad guys do something bad, they respond the next day. Thats what they call quick response in India.
It really is. The policemen in India are paid a pittance, for one of the most stressful and risky jobs in India. And they are accountable on so many levels that they shy away from doing something right unless the situation absolutely demands it.
I know what you mean Abdullah K, I know what you mean.
Sharell, I cant stop laughing at these incidents that happened on January 1st.
“The Thane police geared up to clamp down on drunken driving on New Year’s Eve. They ended up catching one of their own men driving under the influence of alcohol while on duty. The constable had crashed his patrolling van into a parked vehicle. ”
“A resident male doctor at the JJ Hospital was admitted to the psychiatry ward for treatment. He had been found dressing like a woman and stalking a male colleague. He carried a purse, wore a bindi, and was obsessed with the colleague. ”
Wonderful
Looks like 2010 is shaping up to be a very strange year, if the way it started is any indication!
Dis is da most bizzare news I came across when I was flippin thru an old magazine:”When Ishwar Totager found his phone in a dung heap last month,he was shocked.Two days earlier,he had wrapped it in a plastic pouch,while cleaning a cowshed.This incident was reported from Hosarolli village in Bagalkot district.He suspects that the buffalo must’ve swallowed da phone.The phone was not damaged as it had landed on the soft heap,but what’s surprising is that it recorded seven missed cals!We wonder what the buffalo must have thought everytime its tummy rang!
The buffalo must’ve thought the phone was cattle fodder and he decided to swallow it with pleasure until the owner was looking for with displeasure.
ROFL!
The owner could have made a ‘missed call’ to the buffalo to find out where it is.
Too bad the phone ended up in the wrong location(dung). I am sure the signal level must’ve increased after he removed it out of the dung.
Many thanks! I’m still laughing!