Monday, April 5, 2010

Metro/ tube a great 'equalizer'

The hip and stylish, a mother having a hard time controlling her naughty kids; sleepy passengers; book worms; the gadget freaks; a teacher correcting maths test papers; loud teenagers; lonely looking elders; musicians; dance school students; sports enthusiats; tourists; 'can't get enough of each other' couples...a riot of languages, multitude of nationalities, skin colors, races, walks of life...all going somewhere.

A public transport system like a metro - the lifeline for many global cities can be such an equalizer. A 'secular', system enabling humanity to commute, earn, connect, live.

I'm looking forward to times when such public transport systems brings people together in Indian cities. Mumbai local trains do so already, am hoping the Delhi, Bangalore metro do the same.

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