"Perception" is defined as the “process by which individuals select, organize, and interpret the input from their senses to give meaning and order to the world around them.
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Did my bit of wiki-ing and googling after seeing my TT ( Ticket Checker aka Train Ticket Examiner ) gave a big smile and asked me if I carried a photo I-Card with me with my Chennai-Kanhangad 3rd AC ticket. I said yes and reached for my purse - he said "Fine.Thank You Sir".
It hasn't been the happiest of fortnite at work for the railways.
No. Its not the Dinesh Trivedis or the railway budget tamasha. Reports of women being unsafe in trains has been talk of the town. An icing on the cake, regional Malayalam channels have been beaming pictures of a TT caught by RPF on a complaint of ill behaviour by a woman on a Rajadhani Express.
Now this did hurt. Co-passengers yes. But even TTs ? All hell broke loose and the community has had its public image tarnished. PERCEPTION. !
I have enjoyed my train journeys all my life. I keep telling my friends that if I add up the number of days I have spent in trains - it wud definitely be more than 365 days - thanks to my dad's and mom's Leave Travel Concessions !
Every journey was different. Still can remember how excited me and sis were to travel in AC, that too full 3days to Delhi ! In 3 days I was 3*2shift number of TTEs and each one was different in size/shape/hair do but that "dont you mess with me" attitude was common. They were fire spiting demons - who could burn to ashes anyone who dint toe their line. Be it paseengers,pantry crew or anyone else who dared to enter their "compartment:".
I'v woken up from dreams of my dad suddenly losing our ticket and TTE throwing us out trains. Luckily though, dad has safer hands than Rahul Dravid in the slips. We were safe in all journeys.
When I mentioned my tour plan for the week - travel to Cochin for training- to Calicut for meeting - back - then to Chennai for review- back, dad sounded bit wierd when he told me " Daaiii.Be careful. Dont even look at your co-passenger or you might be the toast of town "( read Kairalis,Manoramas,Visions...etcs).
And what I saw in each of my journey completely blew me off. TTEs working overtime to change "POPULAR PERCEPTION". The smiles were out in full glow, train stops and times were shared, waiting list passengers personally escorted to seats and TTEs even made way for passengers and chai wallas !
For a moment I missed the TTE of my childhood. They were very scary,true, but I slept at peace for their presence was more security to me than any Policewalla on train duty.
Tickets please.
Source Wiki.
Did my bit of wiki-ing and googling after seeing my TT ( Ticket Checker aka Train Ticket Examiner ) gave a big smile and asked me if I carried a photo I-Card with me with my Chennai-Kanhangad 3rd AC ticket. I said yes and reached for my purse - he said "Fine.Thank You Sir".
It hasn't been the happiest of fortnite at work for the railways.
No. Its not the Dinesh Trivedis or the railway budget tamasha. Reports of women being unsafe in trains has been talk of the town. An icing on the cake, regional Malayalam channels have been beaming pictures of a TT caught by RPF on a complaint of ill behaviour by a woman on a Rajadhani Express.
Now this did hurt. Co-passengers yes. But even TTs ? All hell broke loose and the community has had its public image tarnished. PERCEPTION. !
I have enjoyed my train journeys all my life. I keep telling my friends that if I add up the number of days I have spent in trains - it wud definitely be more than 365 days - thanks to my dad's and mom's Leave Travel Concessions !
Every journey was different. Still can remember how excited me and sis were to travel in AC, that too full 3days to Delhi ! In 3 days I was 3*2shift number of TTEs and each one was different in size/shape/hair do but that "dont you mess with me" attitude was common. They were fire spiting demons - who could burn to ashes anyone who dint toe their line. Be it paseengers,pantry crew or anyone else who dared to enter their "compartment:".
I'v woken up from dreams of my dad suddenly losing our ticket and TTE throwing us out trains. Luckily though, dad has safer hands than Rahul Dravid in the slips. We were safe in all journeys.
When I mentioned my tour plan for the week - travel to Cochin for training- to Calicut for meeting - back - then to Chennai for review- back, dad sounded bit wierd when he told me " Daaiii.Be careful. Dont even look at your co-passenger or you might be the toast of town "( read Kairalis,Manoramas,Visions...etcs).
And what I saw in each of my journey completely blew me off. TTEs working overtime to change "POPULAR PERCEPTION". The smiles were out in full glow, train stops and times were shared, waiting list passengers personally escorted to seats and TTEs even made way for passengers and chai wallas !
For a moment I missed the TTE of my childhood. They were very scary,true, but I slept at peace for their presence was more security to me than any Policewalla on train duty.
Tickets please.
Shanks.. The ulagam chuttum vaaliban !
ReplyDeleteThats cool!!! finally some saving grace to the otherwise disastrous Railway Industry.... :)
ReplyDeleteYes, agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI did notice that during my latest trip.
Too bad a generalization we do!