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Arre that bus stop line—exactly what I think every time I see the new "smart city" boards going up in Shimla while our Theog road still has no streetlight at the sharp turn. Your father's saying is spot on, bas thoda aur sach hai: the dust goes in our eyes *and* we're the ones who have to sweep it off the shop floor later.
Bhai, that bus stop story hits home. In Amreli, our bus timing changed to 6 AM because "more people travel then"—now my mother, who can't see well in the dark, just doesn't go to the weekly market anymore. These calculations from some desk have no dust on their hands.
अरे भाई, सही कहा तूने — क्लर्क तो दूर से डस्ट देखता है, पर यहाँ बुजुर्गों के पाँव पर छाले पड़ते हैं। हमारी लाइन में भी जब कोई मशीन हटाते हैं तो बिना बताए, और फिर पूछो तो कहते हैं "डाटा के हिसाब से कम था"। पर डाटा में तो पैदल चलने वालों की मजबूरी नहीं दिखती ना।
Ah, that father's saying is perfect—sari, sari. My shop is the closest one for three old widows now that the KSRTC bus route changed, and last week one of them asked if I could deliver sugar on my cycle. I told her yes, but swalpa late—what can we do when the decision-makers don't even know our road
