....as the train rumbled in MAS Central late evening , it was time to scamper back to MAS Egmore for onward connections....undoubtedly Father was the leader & we his ardent followers ...he had an uncanny knack of keeping things v interesting for us ....his choice was the public transport ferrying us to MAS Egmore ....SIR , Elephant Logo Rly Stn ...the wooden staircase thr ,thn, were resounding & our hurried footsteps wud be resonating as we climbed up to the Waiting rooms ....2200 hrs the RockFort Express wud depart via Villupuram to Trichy....& we had enough time to hv dinner across the street.....the air thick in these restaurants with aroma of freshly cooked food ...& diligently we all sat together, being served in freshly cut washed banana leaves....the steaming rice , sparkling white, stuffed in steel bowls , to be placed as a mound as it is served unpacked....the hot Sambhar , Rasam , Mixed veg curry with Appalam & Ghee tasted ethereal .....as the servings were unlimited , thr was no room for not being satiated ...the 36 hr train journey frm Howrah to Madras & wht best was it thn having a simple sumptuous meal with equally sumptuous stretching of limbs.....
.....Rojnamcha...!!! the Indian Ocean Diary having being initiated in 2010 is very close to Heart....journey of an Indian Doctor's service in a remote land...!!!
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