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Once, a Times of India journalist, interviewing me and my friends for an article on the Indian Railways Fan Club, asked - "Why is it that your group has no girls? Why do only guys love trains?"
At that time, we laughed off the question, but now I guess I know the answer. Guys love trains because trains are female!
Don't believe me? Check out this list carefully-
What is this? Attendance sheet from a girl's college?
No!
This, (alongwith the suffix "Express" attached to each of them) is nothing but the list of names of popular Indian trains!
So, all you girls out there who used to think that guys who love trains are abnormal, time to change the misconception!
Once, a Times of India journalist, interviewing me and my friends for an article on the Indian Railways Fan Club, asked - "Why is it that your group has no girls? Why do only guys love trains?"
At that time, we laughed off the question, but now I guess I know the answer. Guys love trains because trains are female!
Don't believe me? Check out this list carefully-
Amrapali
Amrita
Ananya
Aradhana
Archana
Avantika
Bhagirathi
Chamundi
Ekta
Gitanjali
Godavari
Indrayani
Janaki
Jnaneshwari
Kalindi
Kamayani
Kaveri
Mahalakshmi
Matsyagandha
Meenakshi
Narmada
Netravati
Padmavati
Pinakini
Pooja
Prashanti
Prerna
Shabari
Shakuntala
Shanti
Sharavati
Shipra
Tapaswini
Tulsi
Upasana
Vaishali
Varuna
Vibhuti
Amrita
Ananya
Aradhana
Archana
Avantika
Bhagirathi
Chamundi
Ekta
Gitanjali
Godavari
Indrayani
Janaki
Jnaneshwari
Kalindi
Kamayani
Kaveri
Mahalakshmi
Matsyagandha
Meenakshi
Narmada
Netravati
Padmavati
Pinakini
Pooja
Prashanti
Prerna
Shabari
Shakuntala
Shanti
Sharavati
Shipra
Tapaswini
Tulsi
Upasana
Vaishali
Varuna
Vibhuti
What is this? Attendance sheet from a girl's college?
No!
This, (alongwith the suffix "Express" attached to each of them) is nothing but the list of names of popular Indian trains!
So, all you girls out there who used to think that guys who love trains are abnormal, time to change the misconception!
oh wow there is Varuna Express too.. waah waah. ;)
ReplyDeleten this was hilarious. i never realized it before. hell we gals rule the train list too... HA!!! :P
A really hilarious and an off beat concept to define a railfan...nice thinking...there are some other names also that can go into the list...
ReplyDelete@Ice Maiden
ReplyDeleteYes madam! 4227/4228 VARUNA EXPRESS runs between VARANASI-LUCKNOW!
I so much knew you would single out this one! :P
Sadly, there is no 'Anita Express' so far!
@Abhishek
ReplyDeleteYeah, there are many more. The explicitly defined "Queens" to start with-
Deccan Queen
Flying Ranee
Gujarat Queen
Himalayan Queen
and the list goes on...
lol...nice one! I really hadnt noticed this in-your-face fact before..surprised at myself! hehe
ReplyDelete@Jagged Edge
ReplyDeleteHota hai.. hota hai.. kabhi "us nazar se" nahi dekha hoga na that's why!
don't forget konkankanya n mandovi.
ReplyDeleteBTW is rajdhani male or female?
@Zai
ReplyDeleteYOU talking about TRAINS!! Almost gave me a heart-attack!!! ;-)
Btw I haven't heard of any girl named MANDOVI though! :o
And KonkanKanya comes under the category of explicitly named female trains, alongwith Rani Chenamma Express, Deccan Queen, Flyind Rani etc..
konkankanya n mandovi are some of the few trains i have travelled by :)
ReplyDeleteThere is a river called Mandovi in goa...so i guess it is female.
@Zai
ReplyDeleteI know Mandovi is a river, but do you know any GIRL whose name is Mandovi? :o
And whether "Rajdhani" is male or female, well this is something only YOU can ask.. I am dumbfounded!
LOL!!! Nice one!
ReplyDeleteThe moderators had ended the thread on the list, so I decided to post here.
Also, what about Mr. GK's observations on the list? 'Doosri tarah ki pyaar'? ;-)
Krishna, Tippu, Gurudev, Parasuram, Chalukya, Ananya...
And whether "Rajdhani" is male or female, well this is something only YOU can ask.. I am dumbfounded!
Well, it is known as Rajababu in East India, and hence I conclude it is male! :-)
@Manish
ReplyDeleteYeah, post Dostana, the doosri tarah ka pyaar has suddenly become in vogue!
You can add Hutatma to that list too!
ppl varuna is one of d rivers on who's banks varanasi is located.. btw karan hav u evr travelld by dis train? howz it?
ReplyDelete@FreeSpirit
ReplyDeletebtw karan hav u evr travelld by dis train? howz it?
No yaar, it runs in UP between Lucknow-Varanasi, never been that side. Wanna go? Varuna onboard Varuna! ;-)
Considering the fact that it is a short distance intercity train, I don't think it would have anything special. (apart from it being your namesake!)
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ReplyDeleteVivek
Saptagiri
Sahyadri
Rock fort
Sinhagad
Sare Jaha se achchha