HOW THE KURDS HOLD THE KEY TO STABILITY IN LEVANT

                                                                                            

This is the best time for Kurds since World War 1

                                                                                        -Adnan Mufti

Okay, the mandatory quote has been provided for. Let’s begin.

Everyone has been getting paranoid about the rise of ISIS lately, well it’s justified considering how rapid their expansion has been and how fanatically they’ve been trying to implement their interpretation of the Sharia Law. With countless massacres being reported on a daily basis and the well know ineffectiveness of the Iraqi Army being displayed marvelously, the world seems to watch nervously, how the fanatics of ISIS march on unopposed. IS has quickly seen and enjoyed influx of foreign fighters to the region, with people pouring in from not only Arab nations but also, North Africa and even Europe. Although IS maybe be spread out with only strength in various pockets, they’ve displayed the ability to carry out effective attacks and defeat other armies. Even with the massive airstrikes being carried by US and friends, IS’ expansion is largely unchecked, now controlling an area larger than that of U.K

 But, in this cocktail of destruction, there is one group of people that may have something to rejoice about. The Kurds are an ethnic group that span 4 countries Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria who are generally considered to be the same as Arabs, although they vehemently beg to differ, owing to them having their own language and arguably different culture as well. The Kurds have been time and again been persecuted and oppressed in the nations they are minorities in, most notably in Turkey and Iraq. During the Saddam regime, they were infamously subjected to massive chemical attacks that cost the lives of thousands. The fight for a separate nation has led Kurds, led by Abdullah Ocalan’s PKK (People’s Workers party of Kurdistan) to follow a very similar path to that of terrorists (Resorting to bombings and such) in Turkey due to which they have been banned or designated as terrorist organization by EU and several other nations including the United States. But at the same time they are not banned by countries such as China, Russia and even India.

The main region from which we can say the Kurds operate is the Iraqi Kurdistan where the Kurds have managed to form an autonomous region in northern part of Iraq. The KRG or the Kurdish Regional Government Is the functioning body of that region, it is democratically elected by the people of the region. There are several parties such as PUK (People’s union of Kurdistan) and KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party). PUK is based in Iraq while the KDP originated from Iran. The current president Massoud Barzani is from the KDP.

Under the Iraqi Kurdistan we have the Kurdistan Armed Forces popularly referred to as the Peshmerga, which roughly translates to “The one who faces death”. The Peshmerga’s size is said to be varied ranging from as low as 80,000 to as much as 2, 00, 000.

 They were the ones who had captured Saddam Hussein and also the ones who had captured Osama’s courier which eventually led to the US operation in Abbottabad. Most fighters in the force have received only basic training and are armed lightly in comparison to the IS militants.

Initially in 2014 when ISIS came into light for capturing major towns and large swathes of territory, the Kurds largely kept out of the conflict, preferring to only prepare defenses, but as the conflict worsened, the KRG saw the opportunity and began capturing key towns and positions from the ISIS. Backed by coalition airstrikes, the Peshmerga were able to rapidly advance onto several such locations. So far only the Peshmerga (setting aside some Shia Militant groups) have proven their battle capabilities against the ISIS. Only a couple of days ago the Peshmerga captured the town of Tal Afar and recently closed in on Ain Issa, a town as close as 50km from Al-Raqqa, the capital of the “Caliphate”. Another key reason to celebrate the capture of the town is the fact that it is the key town for the supply lines of IS.

Keeping their fighting capabilities aside, the Kurds are known for upholding the spirit of secularism. Several communities are said to coexist in the region including the Arabs, Armenians, Christians and Yezidis, with low number of cases being reported of discrimination. The Kurds also did a great favour to the Yezidis, a religious minority of the region (Interestingly, the religion bears a lot of things common with Hinduism), that were trapped in the Sinjar mountain when the IS militants captured the town eponymous to the mountain, killing all its men and taking the women as sex slaves. The rest who fled, fled to the nearby mountain of Sinjar and were trapped there without any food or water. After intense fighting the Kurds were able to drive away the militants and provided assistance to the people trapped in the mountain.

Also, apart from this the KRG region is said to be the most safest region in the whole of the Levant region, and has seen a great deal of development, in comparison to other neighbours

The capital city of KRG Erbil (referred sometimes are Irbil or Arbil) has had new townships coming up and large buildings being built .The region has also seen an increase in foreign investment in the region (Mainly due to oil).

 The Kurds have also been the only people to ever talk about Women’s rights and implement it in this part of the globe. It will also be interesting to note that there are several women serving in the YPG and Peshmerga as fighters. The Kurds have also been active supporters of the United States and have also said they are willing to supply troops to the Iraqi government if a large scale operation takes place against IS.

Although all this seems very favorable, there are some voices of dissent being heard from the Arabs who feel that if the Kurds are too empowered they shall seek revenge upon the minorities. There have been some reports that the Kurds have pushed out Arabs from their homes and have resettled Kurd families there. If this dissent keeps growing in the local Sunni and Shia population, it could thwart all the good advances and in turn arm the IS to fight in a longer drawn battle. The biggest challenge apart from the fighting remains the contentment of the minorities, if the minorities are subjected to the same treatment that was vetted on the Kurds, the battle may already be lost. Although it is hard for the Kurds to forget the alienation caused to them, if the Kurds are to survive and thrive in the long run, they will have to take everyone along with them, including the Arabs, so that they do not eventually make the mistake of choosing the IS as the lesser evil.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LAND UP IN A DISASTROUS COLLEGE.

1.Your college is built nowhere

2.Your teacher’s favourite activity is well umm, sadism

3.Likeliness of catching Wi-Fi is the same as that of catching a Unicorn, elf or an Afro-Chinese guy

4. Hence your social life takes a bad hit

4.Offspring’s of Umbridge and Joffrey populate your college

5.Your college’s fest looks like something even the Taliban would be ashamed of

6.Food is charged like it’s 1929's depression all over again

OFF TO BUY A SANDWICH

7.The guys managing your college are actually, quite literally thick as bricks

8.It’s like kindergarten all over again, you’re taking mid-day naps, you miss your mommy and you're class is full of retards 

 9.Its the little things that will suddenly make you happy.

10.Your teacher's argument's logic will ruin you're brains forever.

11.Your proxy skills shall make you nothing less than a knight

12. Because of all this kids begin resorting to many, many "joint" sessions

XD

13. Sunday's are free? ahaha *begins crying*

alas, never forget to fight for your right to party(Sorry, I had to reference this somewhere)

NOTE: THIS HAS NO RESEMBLANCE TO MY COLLEGE. AND THANKS JEET FOR POINT 8

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WHAT JAPANESE RE-MILITARIZATION MEANS FOR INDIA

Well, the short answer is good, but we’re not here to discuss short answers. So, let’s begin.

Let’s discuss some history first. After the Japanese lost the 2nd World War, it allowed the Americans to re-write and modify its constitution into making them a pacifist nation. The article 9 of the Japanese Constitution states Japan

”forever renounces war as an instrument for settling international disputes and declares that Japan will never again maintain “land, sea, or air forces or other war potential”, in order to protect Japan’s neighbours from possible future aggression from the Japanese.”

Although this may be true, the Japanese have kept a considerable sized armed force for practical reasons, namely for China and North Korea. Infact, The Japanese Self-Defence Force (JSDF or SDF) has participated in several UN Peacekeeping missions in Golan Heights and Nepal and also have had a non-combat presence in Iraq. But two incidents suddenly seemed to have changed things. One of them being the Senkaku islands and the second being the beheading of 2 Japanese journalists in Iraq by IS. Senkaku islands are uninhabited islands near Taiwan upon which China, Japan and Taiwan claim to be their own. The tension has escalated further after potential Oil and Natural gas resources have been found near the islands. The islands are also a large fish-rich region hence its economic significance is paramount. According to Japan, China has been repeatedly trying to capture the island by force using its navy and the sovereignty of Japan needs to be protected and hence, a regular armed force needs to be raised.

Civilian Protesters trying to enter the island forcefully.

Also from the wake of the beheading of 2 journalists in Iraq openly indicates how easily Japanese citizens can be targeted without any thought of retaliation because of their article 9. These two reasons has sparked a debate upon the particular articles’ interpretation and current government trying to get the article removed or atleast altered.

Although Rearming of Japan is probably a far-fetched idea, but if by a chance this may happen there will be several major consequences to be seen in the region.

Civilians from all three countries have tried to forcefully enter the island

WHAT IT MAY MEAN FOR INDIA

There is obvious evidence of India and China trying to compete each other on economic resources, specifically on South-China Sea and the Indian Ocean. The recent stand-off between India and China on India’s Oil and Gas investment in South-China Sea with Vietnam is the most recent incident proving this. The famous theory of the ‘The String of Pearls’ has also put India on the guard. To those who don’t know, the String of Pearls is an ‘informal’ theory of what China plans to do in the Indian Ocean. It has created a set of important bases in and around India and several places in Africa to supposedly tackle India’s expansion onto the Indian Ocean. The largest among these is probably the Gwadar port of Pakistan whose operations have been given off to a Chinese state-run company. China has also invested large amounts in the Chittagong port as well as in Hambantota in Sri Lanka and ports in Sudan and Kenya as well. This is an alarming development as it puts India’s naval capabilities well within China’s strike range (Although all bases are not militarized, so to say) and Japan’s increase in Naval budget spending will certainly steer away some of China’s advances upon the Indian Ocean. This will definitely put India at a bit of ease.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE JAPANESE

There are 2 sides to this, obviously it’s going to hit the economy and by hit I mean drain, in today’s current economic crisis increasing investment on the defence budget will dry the coffers. Japan also simply does not have the manpower China does and any armed conflict at this point will be disastrous at worst. But the upside here is also that China will begin to get wary of Japan’s capabilities along with its alliance with the U.S and help protect its economic interests in the region. This is simply paramount. This will not only help boost the economy it will establish Japan even more so as a world player who can still flex it’s muscles if it has to. This message will reach the IS as well.

Inspecting The Guard Of Honour.

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE

China has made several enemies amongst its neighbours and If Japan and India want to truly counter the Chinese they need to tap into this aspect. Countries such as Philippines, Mongolia, South Korea, Russia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Kazakhstan and Vietnam have been facing aggression by the Chinese and will willingly help India and Japan in this aspect, it depends on the hands of the respective governments on what they will decide to do, how they will decide it, and most importantly when. Because if China’s rise goes unchecked it will signal to the world on how violence and aggression can be effectively used to achieve one’s goals, which is not what countries like India would like to portray, because if this can be done, it will signal to the war-mongers towards our western borders that India can be easily undermined and subdued by aggression. There is an urgent need to check such advancements by creating strong alliances with such nations. It a watch and wait game I suppose. 

FRENCH TOAST IN THE “SEMI-ARID DESERT”

While everyone is focussed on what is happening in Iraq, Syria or even Gaza everyone forgot about the fact that French has sent a 3000-strong force to Chad, for sub-Saharan Africa to battle Islamic militancy. They have been doing small-scale missions for quite some time now, but an operation on this scale has surprised everyone. The reason I’ve personally taken this issue up is because, well, it’s a welcome change from the news from what’s happening in Iraq and Gaza
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PRELUDE:

Let’s revert ourselves to the year 2011. Libya was experiencing a civil war and unlike India African countries do not share the same sense of nationalism, they’re mainly divided into tribes. So when the Libyan war began several sects of the Tuareg Tribes began joining in the fight in Libya, some because they were on Gaddhafi payroll and others who fought against him because their tribe didn't like the way he rolled, this meant cross-border tribes too came into the conflict(Here I speak of the country Mali). After the war was over and everyone was off to business as usual, the cross-border dudes began to return (here we speak of Mali-Northern) due to variety of reasons majority being well, umm they didn't belong there? (Haha, sorry). But along with coming back they also had tons of weapons and ammunitions from the war they had just fought. So upon arriving back to Mali the dudes organised themselves into a militia called MNLA-National Movement For the liberation of Azawad. (Why not NMLA? Don’t ask) and began attacking the Malian government and its forces.They actually managed to capture large swaths of lands in the north. France really didn’t seem to care here because MNLA didn’t have anything against France and also didn’t possess any other worldly ambitions.

But in June 2012 couple of months after the whole fighting in Mali had begun and Azawad was free came a third party in the fight. The Islamists. Now MNLA came under attack from these guys and began taking a pounding, mainly from groups like Ansar Dine and Movement For Oneness Of Jihad In West Africa. These groups began capturing territories from the MNLA and began to implement the Sharia law upon the land. They were infact almost at the verge of capturing the capital of Mali when the French went Oh Merde!

FRENCH ANGLE:

Apart from being the colonial rulers of the region for a long time the French also have crucial economical investments in the region one of the majority being the uranium investment in Niger (Just South of Mali) by Areva of 1.9 Billion Euros, for the electricity projects in France (almost 3/4th of France’s energy comes from Nuclear Power Plants). MNLA wasn’t really a threat as they were happy with Azawad, but when the Islamic militant groups came barging in it wasn’t something France could tolerate. Hence to combat that threat France sent a 4000+ strong force, naming it Operation Serval( Serval is a really cool African cat you can’t really have as a pet). Intense fighting began between the French and Islamist militants. Also, seeing this MNLA also decided to join the fight alongside the Malian Government. Soon enough the Islamic militants took a pounding and fell back. The operation was a success and eventually the French Forces withdrew.

For support French allies U.K, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Dutch, Canada and United States chipped in logistical support. Along with this even African led forces were sent to Mali. Apart from all this Chad (The country) sent a fighting force Of almost 2000 troops to fight alongside the French.

OUTCOME:

The whole mission was a success and was praised far and wide by international bodies as well as countries to combat terrorism. The example set by the French was interesting because they managed not only to push back the Militants but were also able to restore peace, although the MNLA issue remains, but overall the mission was a success. As of now the French have decided to back this Operation Serval with Operation Barkhane( Meaning sandune in the desert, basically another thing you cannot have as a pet, well you could but there would certainly be questions raised upon your mental health), which basically consists of  3000-strong French force being sent to five countries Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Mali and Niger the countries that span the Sahel region(Except Sudan and Somalia, Senegal).

These countries shall prove to be crucial because these are the countries that are most endangered by terrorism. The most interesting part here remains to be seen is how the French plan to carry out this operation and also maintain peace in one of the most volatile, resource rich and ever forgotten regions in the world.

YES, THERE WAS ACTUALLY A TIME WHEN HINDI MUSIC WAS COOL, UNTIL BOLLYWOOD RUINED IT (90’S)

Most of the music I listen to is generally English. But only yesterday when my music was being played on shuffle Lucky Ali’s “Tere Mere Saath” began to play. It’s a song that threw me back to my childhood and took me to that special place and gave me that special feeling everybody once felt, Nostalgia. That time was just too special with songs being released on cassettes and music videos being played on TV. This got me thinking, where on earth is everyone?

WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT HERE?

To those 90’s kids and those early 2000’s kids (like me) who were aware of stuff, they’d know exactly what I mean. It was an era for independent musicians, a time when pop was cool and was given the tag of indipop which made it sound even cooler. It was a time when there were actually music charts, yes something totally unheard of now. There were also music videos that had Daler mehndi just appearing out of a weird-ball-of-fire to sing a song for us and then just cloning himself to half a dozen others (Tunak Tunak, Anyone?)

Well to give a brief background picture, the advent of amitabh bacchan too had to be credited to bring about the music of the 90's, from the late 70's to well into the 80's music was hardly given any weightage in cinema, it was mostly action and drama that were at the fore, this degraded the quality of music bollywood had seen in the 50's and 60's. This sorta ushered in the new era where people began to experiment and start creating new type of music because really people had gotten bored of the stuff they'd heard earlier.

SOME OF THE BEST MUSICIANS CAME DURING THIS TIME 

Soulful Lucky Ali

The music video of “Dekha Hai Aise Bhi” is one of the few music videos I vividly remember as a kid. His Hitchhiking across the American mid-west and  meeting mysterious Indians, who incidentally had the habit of standing at boulders and waving to buses in their traditional attire. Apart from all that being said his songs were truly soulful deriving influences from Arabic, latin and even folk songs from India. “Tere Mere Saath” and “Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai” is one of the few hindi songs that are always on my playlist.

You could find everything you were looking for, here.

Euphoria

"Maeri" along with "Dhoom Pichak", "Kaise Bhulege Mera Naam", "Sha na na" are classic tunes churned out by the band, The band’s essence was the use of traditional mix of Indian instruments along with electric and bass guitar and drums gave the band a very standout and melodic sound.

Remo Fernandes

I still have a cassette of Remo’s at my place. Most of you might know the choreographer Remo but this Remo was way funkier if you ask me. “Humma Humma” and “O Meri Munni” are one of his best known tracks. His Goan attitude and vocals were a distinct departure from the music that we had ever heard in the Indian music scene.

Biddu

Biddu is a well know face in both the international as well as the Indian scene. One of the most successful producers ever he’s ranked 34 in top 50 producers ever by NME. His disco music along with collaboration with Indian and Pakistani artists gave birth to blockbuster songs. Disco Deewane, Boom Boom, Made in India (Alisha Chinai) are just a few to name.

The Others

Daler mehndi’s “Tunak Tunak” also was a big rage along with brother sister duo Shaan and Sagarika’s ”Aisa Hota Hai” Sonu Nigam’s “Deewana Tera” Silk Route with “Dooba Dooba”. Other artists that were big too during that time were Falguni Pathak, Rabbi Shergill, Baba Sehgal and rock bands such as Pentagram and Motherjane (Last two not in Music Sales necessarily)

Yes, she was fine.

When Daler calls you, you go!

WHY BOLLYWOOD SPOILED EVERYTHING, AGAIN

Bollywood can never see the rise of independent artists and independent labels. Although I can’t really blame them for wanting to have hit songs in their movies but making artists sing “Tere Touch Pe Maine Kia Ouchh” is just a sheer waste of talent and energy. Bollywood producers hired these artists, killed their artistic freedom and made them sing songs which were on the lines of the film only. Although they did make a few good songs but all in all it finished the originality spirit that we so enjoyed in the same artists when they were independent.

Need i say more?

In my opinion although bollywood has done bad to the independent artists scene, it can be used to it’s advantage too. In my personal opinion if bollywood guys could just pick-up music for their movies from independent artist who have already made music (Like English movies do sometimes) it could cater to the audiences as well and also give a fresh lease of life to these artists who are just being ignored and their talents wasted. Well, atleast that’s the dream.

I MUST’VE DEFINETELY LEFT OUT A FEW ARTISTS OF THE 90’S, IF YOU HAVE SOME DO COMMENT BELOW!

FORGOTTEN ROLE OF THE BRITISH INDIAN ARMY IN WORLD WORLD 2

Seeing the anniversary posts of the D-day and other such World war 2 events, as an Indian it made me wonder “Where were we Indians?” when all this was happening. As I read on further it made me realize there was a whole history behind this waiting to get explored. As I explored I found some interesting details. So, here I’m going to explain what and where did India play its role in the Bloodiest war the World had ever seen.

Let’s begin with the background first. To begin with Indian army had already seen intense operations in the Waziristan and Pashtu regions (Now Pakistan) but its number were low, to around just two lacs, but by the time the war was over it numbered to well above 25 lac soldiers. In fact this is the largest volunteer army till date.

Let’s break it down for you guys, there were basically 3 major fronts India participated in

*North Africa

*South-Asia

*Europe

1.     NORTH AFRICA

In the year 1940 around 36,000 Indian troops were sent to North Africa as reinforcements. These and some other troops amassed together formed the 5^th Indian Army Division. These men along with the others that came in later from Syria which would ultimately be called the “Eight Army” as a whole. The men from this division suffered heavy losses throughout the war and had in several cases helped other regiments withdraw safely. They were instrumental in holding back the aggressive German “Afrika korps” commanded by the famous Field Marshall Erwin Rommel. Later on towards 1944 this same army also went on to capture Libya and Tunisia from German control and thus driving away German presence from Africa itself

Two crew members of a Sherman tank of the Scinde Horse, part of the Indian 31st Armoured Division in Iraq, March 1944

Along the southern side of Egypt (Sudan and Ethiopia) Indian army was part of the operation to clear out the Italians, who had captured the area. This is crucial because if this hadn't been done it would've left Egypt woefully vulnerable to attack from two fronts.

2.  SOUTH-ASIA

This army was one of the most valuable army of the whole war and was also the most forgotten. The Fourteenth army responsible for the South-Asian front is also referred as the “Forgotten Army”

One of the first, if not the first attack by the Japanese was of Hong Kong which was defended by Indian troops but was forced to surrender eventually.

Throughout the war Fourteenth army defended India when the Japanese conquered Burma, the new jungle fighting tactics were unknown back then due to which the army suffered massive losses, this happened throughout 1943 and 44.  Eventually, after a few offensives Indian army gained the upper hand and started pushing the Japanese back. Around 1945 onwards till the end of the war Indian troops liberated countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam from Japanese occupation. This considerably weakened the Japanese war effort thereby easing the work for the Americans.

The British commander and Indian crew of a Sherman tank of the 9th Royal Deccan Horse, 255th Indian Tank Brigade, encounter a newly liberated elephant on the road to Meiktila, Burma 1945

3.   EUROPE   

In 1943 Indian troops landed on the European Mainland in Italy. In Italy dynamics of war was a little different, here the local population favored the allies and the whole country was defended by the Germans, doing so by dividing the country into strongholds. Indian armies along with other allies including the Americans attacked these lines and were slowly breached. Barbara Line, Berhardt Line, and the Gothic Lines were such major lines. One of the famous battles of this front was that of “Monte Cassino” which was fought twice with the Indians participating in the second. It was a German stronghold and several armies had perished trying to attack it, eventually with the help of Indian troops allies overcame the Germans.

Somewhere along the Italian Front

 On 29^th April 1945 the Germans had surrendered Italy.

 

This account may have been a brief explanation but India’s role can’t be undermined, In North-Africa Indians protected and fought in Egypt, without them the Germans would've eventually reached Cairo and accessed oil wells of Middle-East. In East-Asia Indians were responsible for defending India itself and liberating half a dozen other countries. And on the Italian Front attacking the Germans and liberating Italy as well. Apart from all this in countries such as Greece and Iraq Indian armies were deployed to protect economic as well as strategic interests of the allies, without them defending these places the allied war effort would've crumbled with the axis laying hands on crucial supplies they so needed during the war.  Around 4,000 Gallantry awards were given away. This being said noone remembers the men that fought for Indian independence indirectly by obeying the pact of British that was if troops supplied for the war they would leave India. 

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6 WAYS TO MAKE IT ALIVE OFF A SLEEPER COACH OF AN INDIAN TRAIN

Imagine yourself to be a person who has enjoyed the luxury of travelling in an A.C 3 tier Indian rail coach and has always had the company of a family member everytime you've traveled. Everytime.

Well I’m that guy.

So when unfortunate events conspire you to travel in a sleeper class, alone, things turn a little haywire. So, here’s a simple guide for you to take care of if you are faced with the same situation.

1. CARRY A BEDSHEET

Well when I saw a guy on my parallel berth sleeping half-naked  and rubbing his body on the seat you tend to realize that some things are better left unsaid. Carry a bedsheet.

2. HAND SANITIZER

You saw that coming, didn’t ya?

3. APPEAR TO BE POOR

I bet you look good in that awesome T-shirt and funky jeans. But if one of your hobbies isn’t getting robbed in a train then start dressing like a hobo. Yes you heard me right , although you don’t have to dress sooo poorly that the T.T is forced to kick you off the train but dressing a little below your standards ain’t  gonna hurt.

A classic example of a person looking forward getting mugged.

4. Learn to say ‘NO’

Over the period of 24 hours I had encountered numerous beggars some old women, some young with children on their laps,eunuch, some limbless folk and some young healthy kids too. It isn't bad to help the poor but if they’re coming straight off a conveyor belt you’ll have to consider Plan B, which is saying NO.

                                           

Yes precisely.

5. Gather Allies

When you’re faced with the possibility of being attacked along all the fronts it’s very likely that you will need allies and the point is to choose them wisely, some might become wonderful companions and others, uhh well heartless thugs in disguise waiting for an opportunity to slit your throat. Judge is all I ask.

STRANGER  - Would you like to be my friend?

ME              - Emm how about no?

6. Wear Earplugs

There are gonna be several crying babies on the train along with spirited elders trying to share their “funny”and "interesting" incidents with the whole compartment and beyond using their loudness as a lethal tool at nighttime.

A little unconventional but it’ll do 

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