KENGERI TO WHITEFIELD
Kengeri station close to my house
I board the metro at this place
I see passengers talking in kannada
That's what people speak everyday.
Train reaches mysuru road station
People come from Katriguppe location
I hear them speaking in telugu
Most here have this mother tongue.
When the train comes to majestic
People getting in are in transit
They speak different languages
They have come to see places.
Train arrives at vidhana soudha
People entering are from north Karnataka
They speak kannada in their dialect
They have hopes of issues settled.
Train reaches Cubbon park
Men women are in walking garb
They are mostly exhausted
They now want to be rested.
Train arrives at MG road terminal
Young adults enter in a hustle
They converse in Hindi English
They all seem to be in bliss.
Train comes to halasuru centre
Men with beard women in burkha enter
They speak in Hindi Urdu
They huddle together through.
Train halts at indiranagar station
Men women are in their own motivation
They speak mostly in Tamil
They have their own skill.
Train moves to SV road station limit
People are in dhoti kurta saree outfit
They talk in Hindi Bengali
They look conservative but happy.
Train comes to a halt at Whitefield
People get down looking relieved
This is Bengaluru in a nutshell
Cosmopolitan city in its spell.
- Gopinath S
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