Tryst with Destiny - 1

This is the first part of something I think I will take more time to think about before writing. Some things happen in your life that alter the way you are. A 1500 km drive, alone, with some music can definitely qualify as one of them.

1500 km on car, alone, music
And the inevitable happened. Things you cannot do anything about. Then you need to take decision. Drive, 480 + 150 kms. Yes I will drive. That's how it all started.

Music..

"Mushkil nahi hai kuchh bhi agar thaan lijiye" - Umrao Jaan

"Hona jo bhi hai, hoga kal yahan, roke se ruke, aisa pal kahan,
Saans li mar gaye, kya khata kar gaye, maut se dar gaye, jo kiya wo kiya bewajah" - Sangharsh

Highways need to be better..
No this wouldnt be your typical, "Kya kharab rasta hai yaar"... With Reliance coming up with all those fancy restaurants, and ditto with HP, I think people need to hit the road... to see the green paddy fields as you rise atop a mountain... as you touch the clouds on the top... a heavenly moment, all lost because of bad roads... Roads HAVE to be good...

A new angle
So while roads are getting better, speeds are going higher, more boards with "Durghatna grast kshetra" mushrooming.. but all the accidents that happen are never in 5 km vicinity of that board.. I wonder if this was false positive or false negative...

More later...