A journey by NOSIMON (country of origin; Bangladesh)!
Have you traveled across Bangladesh recently? This is something unique in experience. Here goes Nosimon! Kind of indigenous Toyota (yet three wheeler)! And names of some other vehicles; Korimon ,Votvoti etc. These are the motorized version of rickshaw and cycle van which use the engines from tractors and irrigation pumps. Virtually no break, no so-called road-safety! Sometimes you will find 4-5 people in 1.5 foot wooden seat (people aplenty!). These have made the rural Bangladesh bustling (rising from an eternal sleep!)!
But once upon a time, travel across Bangladesh meant country boat and the zigzag of railway. Only a few years back, to visit my grandpa, I had to cross a large river. And that was the opportunity for me to have some spicy puffed rice, enjoy watching the fishermen catching fish and appreciate the river...But gone are the days...Most of the large as well as small rivers now live under concrete structures. This is the reality. Now it is faster, comfortable and less romantic to travel... And the mighty rivers??? Well you will find those in folk songs!
But that is not the end of the story. Still lush green will fascinate you while in a countryside. A country maid’s walking along, careless crossing of cows and eternal Adda (gossip mongering) at a tea stall will catch your dreamy attention while traveling across the rural Bangladesh. One thing you will never miss; the essence of Bangladesh. People are all the same specially the rural people. He will start a long conversation with slightest push and smile all the way (without any intervention of a plastic surgeon!).
So, why not venturing out from the urban cave and try writing a travelogue! Not a big thing! Does it?
Have you traveled across Bangladesh recently? This is something unique in experience. Here goes Nosimon! Kind of indigenous Toyota (yet three wheeler)! And names of some other vehicles; Korimon ,Votvoti etc. These are the motorized version of rickshaw and cycle van which use the engines from tractors and irrigation pumps. Virtually no break, no so-called road-safety! Sometimes you will find 4-5 people in 1.5 foot wooden seat (people aplenty!). These have made the rural Bangladesh bustling (rising from an eternal sleep!)!
But once upon a time, travel across Bangladesh meant country boat and the zigzag of railway. Only a few years back, to visit my grandpa, I had to cross a large river. And that was the opportunity for me to have some spicy puffed rice, enjoy watching the fishermen catching fish and appreciate the river...But gone are the days...Most of the large as well as small rivers now live under concrete structures. This is the reality. Now it is faster, comfortable and less romantic to travel... And the mighty rivers??? Well you will find those in folk songs!
But that is not the end of the story. Still lush green will fascinate you while in a countryside. A country maid’s walking along, careless crossing of cows and eternal Adda (gossip mongering) at a tea stall will catch your dreamy attention while traveling across the rural Bangladesh. One thing you will never miss; the essence of Bangladesh. People are all the same specially the rural people. He will start a long conversation with slightest push and smile all the way (without any intervention of a plastic surgeon!).
So, why not venturing out from the urban cave and try writing a travelogue! Not a big thing! Does it?
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