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Alright, first things first... Hats off to the people who commute to their respective workplaces/ colleges/ schools by public transport in Delhi.

Its been 7 days that I have been using the Delhi Metro for commuting to the office and boy, I am tired already! I watch people running to catch the train like it was the last train to their destination, pushing so many lost (or may be lazy) souls like me on their way.

And trust me, during the peak hours, you don't really have to make an effort to get on the train. There is a huge pool of hands and bodies that'll push you into the train. The same is the case when you get down. Its the time in between that amuses me the most. I wonder why DMRC pasted those labels on some seats mentioning "For Ladies Only" and "For Old & Physically Challenged". How many of us really care? Women standing in front of the Ladies Seats is a common sight. How many men get up and vacate their seats for some female standing in front of them? Well, for the 42 different groups I have boarded the train with (I change 3 Metro trains to reach the office and 3 on the way back. And the 7 days I have travelled in Metro makes it 7*6=42.. simple mathematics, of course, the groups may not be mutually exclusive).. Anyway, so with 42 different groups of people I have boarded the train with, I have seen hardly 4 guys vacating their seats for some aged lady. When a lady is standing in front of these seats reserved for women, most of the guys will either start looking at their shoes for like eternity as if its the first time they are looking at their own feet. Then, there is another kind of males- the ones who would start staring at the women standing in front of them. I mean hello??? Whappened to courtesy and manners that we were taught wayy back in school? Alright, the men I can still understand if they need to sit but what about the guys in their twenties? Where are we really going? And the condition is equally bad if we look at how many people get up to give their seats to the old people. Having worked all their lives, sweating it out for their families, the least they deserve is a little more respect and courtesy from the younger generation- or are we growing old already? And in all that push and pull effects while you are standing in the train, you get all crazy ideas of having a Ladies Special Metro that would arrive after every two general Metros and similarly, a Senior Citizens Special Metro may be... I mean a general Metro would anyway suffice for the people who don't mind the push and pull effect to avoid a slight delay in reaching their destinations. While, the lazy ones, like me, can wait for the Ladies special Metro.. But again, different people, different opinions... You start looking at the two major stakeholders- the users who can't possibly do anything about it, the Government that already has such a nice service with a Metro arriving every 5 minutes. So, what can possibly be done about it?

Disclaimer: The views expressed above are only my views. One may agree or disagree with the same.