It was pitch dark, I was cursing myself and wondering what to do. Being stranded on a dark national highway, at even 9 pm is not an event to give a pleasant feeling. It was end September of this year, I needed to be in Chandigarh on a Friday to collect my foreign exchange and passport for the official trip to Germany starting from Saturday itself. So here I was, having started on Thursday evening from Shimla at around 0545 pm, the mountain drive having been quite pleasant till then. The radio belted out old and new songs, I drove non stop and enjoyed the sight of the setting sun around 7 pm or so. I still remember it reminded me of my days as DDM at Ropar, where as the seasons changed, I would notice from my office window the sun slowly setting early towards autumn and it would give me an oddly peaceful feeling. Dusk seems to add a certain privacy to a person, it adds an invisible coat for reflections and nostalgia to take over. Ever noticed in a bus or flight, as the l...
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