Whole Day Rain in Kolkata !! 21 August 2016

After many years , we are enjoying a full day rain in Kolkata. It has been raining since early morning , perhaps night. Today is Sunday so everybody could have enjoyed to full extent. All are enjoying seeing little rain outside the window. The rain is not heavy hence streets are not flooded. If somebody wants to purchase puchka, chaat, Samsosa, mithai ..all can go buy and have it on their homes.

Kolkata Uber Drivers' problems

A few days back one of the Uber drivers said that a few girls hired cab , went to Kona express way carrying beer bottles and multiple cigarette packets. All across the way they drank beer , talked nonsense and vulgar talks , smoke all the way.... Driver did not want the same and all happened against his wish. He exclaimed with sorrow that he cannot use any grievance against customers although customers are on the wrong side.


I confirmed with another Uber driver whether they can complain about their customers or not. Then he said that only thing they can do is to give one or two rating to a customer but on the very next day they have to report to Uber's Kolkata office and explain the situation. The officers do not behave nicely with Uber drivers and they treat drivers as inhuman being and they insult them.


Last month some 20 odd Uber Drivers went to office to protest against Uber management for their unpaid Bonus and they behaved a bit aggressively but they did not create any harm to a staff and property. He informed further that , now Uber has appointed a few bouncers to protect themselves from any attack.


I talked to a number of Uber drivers and nobody is happy with Bonus payment and behaviour of Kolkata office of Uber.


They talked about Kolkata's manager Mayank !! Earlier he was good but now he does not behave nicely with drivers.. how do I  come to Know about his name.. Uber must check this.




Uber should come up like a fair company, zero tolerance against harassment, timely and correct payment to drivers. Mostly drivers are well mannered except a few ones. Uber should come up like a  disciplined and great company as it is dealing with thousands of people - Vendors, drivers , staffs , government and finally their customers 

Private Buses of Kolkata

Sorry to say, kolkata's private buses are one of the ugliest in the country. These are maintained only to extent that it can run. The condition of seats are bad, never replaced or repaired. They stop wherever want and get customers violating traffic laws. The drivers and ticket collectors do not talk to passengers in polite way. Buses are overcrowded but conductor always tries to carry more and more passengers irrespective of the condition. Kolkata Howrah passengers suffer a lot, they protest but bus drivers and conductors don't pay heed. One of the funniest and ugliest thing I saw that, police men beat the body of buses like animals as buses do not want to proceed and tries to take excessive passengers. As usual government do not dare to to instruct private bus owners. Government bus service is comparatively better, but maximum services are provided by private buses. They are also waiting for Uber type thing in buses after that they have to cry. These buses are nothing but garbage looked things. 

Taxis of Kolkata

Taximen of Kolkata are one of the biggest reasons of worries. Even state government is not disturbing them seeing elections in 2016. Even new " No refusal " taxis refuse now and then , they will go as per their wish and they just outright refuse to passengers.


We are living in a city which used to be British capital and largest city of Eastern India. But Taxis are running without obeying state laws and drivers just insult passengers. The worst part is... they abruptly refuse to visit Howrah, they always want to go where they would find return fare or they just demand for higher fares.


We pray god to help us....... We people are tired from enough fighting with these taximen.... we people are not organised..... but these taxi drivers are bound by unions and they just negotiate rigorously with state government.


Its a great surprise.... how a normal people would like to live in this city where a common man has to suffer a problem like this... refusal >>??? seems to be very strange.. but its a fact. If anyone does not believe... just ask common man of Kolkata ...


Where are political parties... they don't talk about these issues...


I request people across the globe... please do not try to reside in the city .... people here are still struggling for bread and butter hence if you want to really help people then u r most welcome otherwise if you think you can drive people for your work.. you cannot..


Its a shame !!


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Kolkata : Gearing up for Puja 2015

Kolkata is getting ready to welcome goddess Durga again. Now we are seeing advertisements on posters relating to pujas, increasing crowds in cloth shops, people home's are painted , people preparing plans for their pandal hopping, garba -dandia, travel outside the state during vacation etc.etc. etc....but we are observing anything new this time too. However, still a number of days are between today and pujas ... may be somebody is trying to do something new ...

New UBER but same old drivers of Kolkata expert in saying NO

Yesterday went to AJC Bose Road from BBD Bag to leave a colleague. The colleague only  hired the car on UBER. Before coming to pick us , he asked where would go .. normally this question should not be asked by UBER cab driver... but in Kolkata I have heard 3-4 times that drivers ask for the destination.
The colleague told that the car will drop you at metro station and then car may leave. The driver heard... just before coming to Metro Station of Rabindra Sadan, I asked would you like to go to Howrah ... ( I was just testing him , as he asked the destination before picking us ) ... but he refused. He told my 10 trips target is complete, I will not go.... . It is Kolkata, drivers are expert in refusal .... do not worry... more instances will come up . I do not know why drivers are frustrated in this city. Still the cab drivers of UBER and OLA do not want to go to Howrah . The run car in AC unlike yellow old Ambassador cars .. but still drivers are not satisfied.


Someday they will start to make association ......... OLA UBER taxi drivers association... so that they can run the cars on their sweet will.... they are happy to refuse. They get extra satisfaction to harass customers or prospective customers. 


In coming days, if UBER do not control them ... more instances and some more severe instances would come up.

Kolkata in News

Now a days , news papers and TV news channels are concentrating to provide latest updates on Sheen Bora Murder case. Arushi Murder case , Sheena Bora Murder mysteries have provided journalism a new angle. But this is not good angle. Through out the nation , thousands of important news are important , but all news channels want to mint money and fully concentrating on showing news on Indrani, Peter, Das, Sheena's Diary, relationship of Indrani with Khanna and Peter, etc etc. Journalists are not concentrating to detect the murderer but showing the activities of Police. They will say " its not my work " but just think --- if a journo says I know who killed Sheena .... just imagine his name fame and fortune.. but such devotion and sharpness is missing in modern journalism.


Indian news channels resist Kolkata city ... but now Kolkata is very fortunate to get a permanent news on Sheena Bora Murder case as accused and their past were connected to city of joy. A lot of people are interviewed in Kolkata and they are very fortunate to come on the TV for the first time ( probably the last time ). Kolkata has a lot of good and bad things to be covered by news agencies but currently Indrani has made the city popular.


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