Wednesday 31 October 2012

Our Journey To Capture India Contd...

Vadodara (Baroda)

 

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From Left to Right :
Mohit Singhal, Arnav Rastogi, Shiv Kiran.

DAY 1:

Well the day started as all other days... Lazy... Our train was to depart at 7.40 am from Hazrat Nizammudin Station, We planned the night before to get up at 5 am but woke up at 6, Mohit planned to wake up at 6 am and got up at 6.30 am. Shiv was the only one who promised to get up at 5 am but got up earlier than both of us at 5.30 am. Well finally when all three of us were awake, a big question loomed on our heads, Will we make it to the station on time?

As Shiv was the first one to get fully ready, I sent him to find an auto while I bring down the bags from his apartment on the 2nd floor. Well you can say luck was a bit on our side and he got it outside his colony gate. We loaded up the stuff and the auto driver, man on a mission to get us on time, drove the machine quite well. We had started from Shiv’s place at 7.10 am and reached the station at 7.35 am. Three of us just rushed like maniacs on the loose to catch the train. And fate was also playing tricks on us. Our bogey was the send last one. We just boarded the train seconds before departure.


Arnav Rastogi

Shiv Kiran

Mohit Singhal
Our companions on the train were a middle aged uncle and an untie with her two sons. We had thought of doing some photography from the train but did not do fully till 6 pm when we reached Nagra Junction. Before that all three of us were just lazing around in the train as well. First Mohit and Shiv went to sleep and after lunch I went to sleep. At around 6.45 pm we reach a station which filled us with excitement which we thought had died.
Nagda Junction
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Candid Moments at Nagda Junction
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The station that we reached was Ratlam. All the memories of the hit film Jab We Met came rushing into our memories. We got some nice shots from the train.
The Famous Ratlam Junction From Jab We Met
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Our train finally entered Gujrat at 8.30 pm and the first station to come was Dahod. A station before Baroda was Godhara which came at 10 pm. Me and Shiv got down to find something to eat but returned empty handed as all shops were closed. Godhara got infamous for its Godhara Kaand and another one happened with Shiv that night. Arnav and Mohit burst into laughter as Shiv stood shocked as to what happened to him.

Finally the train arrived at Vadodara station at 11 pm. We took an auto for central reserve colony where our guest house was booked. The keeper of the guest house had already called during our journey and I had told him to make our dinner, so upon our arrival the dinner was ready. We ate and went to sleep awaiting the excitement which was in stored for us from the next day.

 

Common Scenes of Train Journey : Book Stall
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : View From Train Window
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : As the Train Move Past the Farms
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : A Candid Moment
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : Food Distributors
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : Wait for the Right Train to Start
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A Candid Moment : Boy Licking the Remains of Ice Cream.
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A Candid Moment : Camera Catches the Eyes of Young Blood
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : Wonder What is he Reading or Writing?
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : Making Notes
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : Wondering At Ratlam
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Common Scenes of Train Journey : Common Man
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  All the Photos are Produced by Shar Photography. (Shiv Kiran, Arnav Rastogi and Mohit Singhal)