This is true diary of me,when i lived in delhi for nearly one year,though it is 39 years,the rememberance is as fresh as it is for delhites.
most of the ms members from delhi are less than 39 years,hence i can write something on delhi as follows.
1 I wanted to live in delhi for the rest of my life,and i decided this at the age of 18,my interest though was in agriculture,imaturity of age made me to try to think of greater reach in life,life i felt in my place so dull,and the best thing i should make was to study in delhi and also live there for the rest of my life.
2 in the year 1969,the ticket costed from Bangalore to delhi was just 35 rs,and it was three days journey,i travelled in third class sleeper,they charged 1 rupee for a night in the train,it was lot ofmoney for me to pay.
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my first day in delhi in the year 1969 it was may month day i think could be fifth or tenth,i reached Hindumahasabha building which is next to birla mandir,they gave me permission to stay for few days,by which time i had to findout a suitable place of paying guest accomadation. Next day i went out towards cannaught place which is walkable distance from birla mandir,there as i was walking suddenly faced one young person,who wore spectacles and suddenly i took a fancy to talk with him,and i introudced my name and age so and so,he liked my story of desparation and i wanted to study also,he met me next day,asked me to come to south extension,and from there next day he took me to defence colony where there is a government high school,i gave the transfer certificate and immediately i got enrolled to tenth class,so fast i just could not belive. i think he even arranged me a paying guest house through an advt the house no is still there it is J 33 SOUTH EXTENSION PART ONE, THIS HOUSE IS OPPOSITE WOMANS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE IN SOUTH EXNT PART ONE. ONE thapar lived there,he is related to major thapar of indian army. i got the paying guest accomadation with a fixed charge of 285.with breakfast,lunch and dinner and also evening tea, they gave me a small room also.my god delhi was so cheap on those days,rental rooms for 150 was easily availble at any place of your choice. south extn is such a nice place to live,i still feel a love and affection for this place,south extn is so dif from defence colony,part one is so dif from part two south extn,indian institute of medical science is walkable distance so also vikram hotel at ring road. delhi pass in the bus was just one rupee per day,u could travel anywhere in delhi 24 hours,and i took a bus pass for 30 rs so i could travel anytime in any bus,roads were so thin,one could walk at ny place of delhi. i have extensively travelled inside delhi more towards cannaught place and odeon is my heart felt theater. i can still remember dtc bus routes,where they go and come back, indian coffee bar at cannaught place always filled with at least hundreds of lazy stayers where one could sit whole day sipping coffee for 10 paisa and omellette was just fifty paisa those days. regal theater near cannaught place was frequently visited by me,totally i saw at least 200 movies in one year of my stay. i cant remember much the pictures i saw,i was just nineteen years only. cold water was sold throught the day,as summer ran from april to end of september and average consumption was ten glass of tasty cold water so cold it was ice water so healthy to drink,the square big four wheeled cart made of pure alluminium was a treat for eyes. so many times the visit to redfort and frequent visit to cannaught place made me love delhi so much,i wonder why i am still in karnataka. delhi i really love still what ever may be the present situation there is great charm in delhi that i can never forget. delhi people are really very friendly and treat u so well,i could feel it in their behaviour during my one year stay. after a lapse of thirty eight years i can still feel to stay in delhi and make even business or stay or get a paying accomadation what ever it is,delhi people are very social unlike bombayite. sea of dif between delhi and bombay. delhi has society and bombay is just business. delhi is cultural social educational treat for mind. stephen college,DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL,CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CAN I FORGET THIS, HOW CAN I FORGET DELHI KUTUB MINAR OPPOSITE TO KUTUBMINAR land value was just 15000 per acre. camels roamed opposite indian institute of medical science in those days,and also camels were herded near vikram hotel ring road of south extn. posh houses were built at defence colony,ofcourse golf links was a real status symbol. DEEPAK KHANNA MIGHT BE MS MEMBER BY CHANCE SO I MENTIONED THIS NAME AND ALSO HIS SISTER STAYED IN PART ONE OF SOUTH EXTN IN THOSE DAYS, SO MUCH i love to write but in a leisure mood i will write more about my one year experience of many intresting events i had in those days of my 19th age,