Bhool Bhulaiya Solved...!!!


"Ohkk.. So When you get down, just go to ur right hand side straight & u'll find a shop 'Girnar' It is very big..I'll be just waiting opposite it."

"Arey woh McDonalds wala road hai naa..usme hi aage jaake turn legi to wahan pe shop hai... Kisi ko bhi puch naa, you will find it."

"Arey get down before the flyover starts & take the service road straight.. Then take your first right & you'll reach the office..."

Left, right, straight, curves, turns & what not..?? Uff this big city & so many directions..... I just was lost in this whole scene that I frequently called this city - "Thane" a Bhool bhulaiya. Every time my dad or friends instructed me about finding any location in this place, I would seriously avoid going there alone.. I would accompany someone or try to get my work done somewhere else....

But.. but ..but... Three months ago, I was posted at THANE branch of my bank & I had to go this HUGE city daily. I was seriously wondering how would I go there.. Which road to take, which platform the train would stop on...?? Which road would lead to office...etc etc etc...!!!

I slowly got to know the things around. In the beginning I just travelled straight from the road I knew... Then after a few days, I started to explore other routes on my way. I tried going from all the lefts, rights & parallel roads that lead to my office... It was then that I discovered that everything was so perfect. It was all built in squares & had perpendicular corners & turns. It all brought you back to the same place after a whole round was completed. Then the city no longer frightened me. I checked out a few flyovers & which areas they connected. The city is so big that the more you go into the heart of it, the more you can explore.. But by now, I have come to know all the major areas, localities, routes & landmarks. So now, if I get any directions about the left, right or turns to take to reach any place, there surely wont appear a question mark on my face but a smile that means the Bhool Bhulaiya is already solved.. Set up some other maze now...!! :P :)

Comments

Pooja Mahimkar said…
I agree with you completely I myself dread going to thane its very very veryyy confusing!!!
Harish P I said…
Never been to Thane, but there is an equally perplexing place in Kerala called Thrissur, which is basically concentric rounds around a temple. Even if you get directions, you end up reaching the starting point always:-)
Arpit said…
Wow, i always fancy about living into the big cities.. :P
There is so much to explore..
i hope after 2-3 turns in life i ll find my way to big city someday.. :)
Great...a big city is a big mess infact...atleast its there in the capital of india...
pRasad said…
Heyy...That's my CIty..:) Spent 15 yrs of life in Thane ..Nice to hear good things about this b'fl city. :)
No Name said…
Hey uru.. U just have a walk in thane 4 2-3 times n surely u will get 2 knw the city's roads..!!

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