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It'sinterestingtoseehowpeoplemakeuseofthetimetheyspendonpublictransportinIndiancitieslikeDelhiandMumbai．

Incrowdedbusesandtrainspeoplemanagetotakeashortnapandsomeevenreachthesnoringstage．Ortheyspreadoutanewspaperovermultiplekneesandarmstoreadaboutthelatestsportresultsorpoliticalcrisis．

Thentherearetheexperiencedtravellerswhohavebeenplayingcardswiththesamegroupoverthelastdecadeorso．Theyevenhavetheirspecificseatssowell-wornthatyoucanmakeouttheshapeoftheirbacksides．

Thereisnodoubtaboutit．Travellingbypublictransportisbeinginthethickoftheseasonsoflife-asweatylifeinsummerwherepeopleblissfullyunawareoftheriversofsweatrunningdowntheirbrowsandinsidetheirclothes．Atthefirstsmellofaperfumedmanorwomanboardingthestuffybusortrainmostpeoplefeeltheyarereborn．

Duringtherainsyoucan'tavoidgettingwetormuddied．Thewindowsalmostalwaysarenotaperfectfitandifyou'renotdrenchedbyasuddenheavyrainshowerthenyouareboundtocatchajetsprayofmuddywatercausedbyafellowmotoristdrivingfastthroughapuddle．

Rainsareaperfecttimeforpeopletoswitchtheiroldumbrellasfornewones．Sincetherearesomanythatlookalikeit'simpossibletotellwhoseiswhose．

Winteristhetimewhenitfeelsgood-oratleastwarm-tobepartofacrowd．Itisamazinghowmuchthecollectivebreathsofa100orsopeoplecanraisethefreezingtemperatureinside．Lookingatthemassesdressedintheirbrightredpulloversorgreencoatsit'sfuntoimaginewhatfacesliebeneaththeirdarkwoolenhats．

Thecoldwinterpassesmakingwayforspring．Itisimpossiblenottoseeeverylittleflowerbythewaysidebloomingproudly．Andthewarmsunmanagestotransmitsomeoftheirpleasantnesstotheinsideofabusortrain．

Nowwouldn'titbeperfectifwehadapublictransportworththenameinallourcities?