ETUNAGARAM FOREST ( EPISODE - 08 )

Arindam: - from here, will we get the buses for Etunagaram forest?

A Passenger of Munna Road Bus Stand: - Yes, Sir. Now, it is 10.40 AM. At 10.45 AM, there is a bus for Etunagaram.

Arindam: - Thanks for the information.

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Bus Conductor: - Etunagaram! Etunagaram…

Prady: - Is it going to Etunagaram?

Bus Conductor: - Yes, Sir.

Arindam: - Hey, come on…babah…there are too many passengers inside this bus.

Bus Conductor: - Sir, just go at the back. Three passengers sitting on the back-seat will get down after 3 stoppages.

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Arindam: - Uff, after standing for half an hour, we have got the chance to sit on the back-seat.

Prady: - He he he…this is an Express Bus; all the stoppages are at least at a gap of 4 Km.

Bus Conductor: - Chappandi, Sir.

Arindam: - Two tickets for Etunagaram. How much is it?

Bus Conductor: - 80 bucks, sir.

Prady: - Babah…how long it takes to reach Etunagaram from Munna Road?

Bus Conductor: - It is around 1 hour 50 minutes, Sir. But, don’t worry; our bus is going at an average speed of 65 Km per hour. So, we will reach there in 1 hour 45 minutes only.

Arindam: - Yeah, yeah, that we can feel. The bus is going at such a pace that we are just jumping up by at least 6 inches from our back-seat, for all the road-bumps. Do you have change for 500 bucks?

Bus Conductor: - Yes, Sir, not a problem. Give me that 500 bucks, I will give you the change.

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Prady: - Dhaath…the old man sitting beside me is fond of sleeping. He is always keeping his head on my shoulder in his sleepy mode.

Arindam: - Ha ha ha…Daddu likes your strong shoulder. Majority of the passengers inside this bus are in the age bracket of 50 to 60 years. All of them are wearing white Kurta or Punjabi and white dhoti or lungi and having some baskets or pootli with them. Therefore, it proves that farming is the only occupation for the people of this region. Unlike the regions of Hyderabad or its outskirts, the soil of this Warangal region is much more fertile.

Prady: - Uff, this daddu will get down now. Thank god, baapre baap…he was using my shoulder as his sweet pillow.

Arindam: - Ha ha ha…we are lucky that these passengers don’t understand Bengali language. So, we can say whatever we feel like to them, but they will understand nothing, ha ha ha…

Prady: - but, these passengers are staring at us, when we are conversing with each other in Bengali language. They are giving such a surprise look that as if they are seeing some aliens, he he he…

Arindam:- I really doubt whether any Bengali tourist have ever visited this region before or not, because, both of us just started this tour without any prior planning or detailed knowledge about this region.

Prady: - The more you plan beforehand, the more your tour becomes boring and unorganized. But, if you start a journey without any prior plan, it becomes an adventure and that thrilling effect makes your tour exciting.