[Copied from my Facebook notes, sort of a travelogue]
My train is snaking through a tunnel cut into a mountain as it enters Madhya Pradesh. The stones, originally light brown in color, drenched in rain water, are now slaty in color, with patches of green on them. I see an abandoned, roofless railway hut covered with moss.
The scene quickly changes as I see farms, green farms as far as my eyes scan the horizon. I see a narrow road, washed clean by rain water, winding through the green land. Monsoon really brings out the poetry in the land! This is a place where you would take a long, long walk with your beloved, hand in hand, under an umbrella in a drizzle! And the best part? I haven't seen a single human yet! Perhaps the time has come to put down my pen as I approach Pandhuri, first human settlement for last half an hour!
The train started from Pandhuri about five minutes back. And now all I see are different shades, from fluorescent to dark brownish, green! As I enter Teegaon, a cool, slightly strong wind hits me in the face! Again, a red, rain-washed bench sits under a green canopy. Leaves of, what I assume to be a mango tree, are fluttering in the wind. Everything seems so surreal. Now the train leaves Teegaon and a single engine chugs by. I prepare myself for yet another awesome vista.
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