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how many of y’all in the audience have
how many of y’all in the audience have been on a Mumbai loca okay I see some
been on a Mumbai loca okay I see some
been on a Mumbai loca okay I see some hands now let me ask you another
hands now let me ask you another
hands now let me ask you another question how many of you all have been
question how many of you all have been
question how many of you all have been in the ladies compartment oh there are
in the ladies compartment oh there are
in the ladies compartment oh there are few men raising their hands there okay
few men raising their hands there okay
few men raising their hands there okay if you are visiting Mumbai and haven’t
if you are visiting Mumbai and haven’t
if you are visiting Mumbai and haven’t been on a Mumbai local then I think you
been on a Mumbai local then I think you
been on a Mumbai local then I think you haven’t been baptized yet the Mumbai
haven’t been baptized yet the Mumbai
haven’t been baptized yet the Mumbai locals are known as the lifeline of
locals are known as the lifeline of
locals are known as the lifeline of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai it literally divides Mumbai like
it literally divides Mumbai like
it literally divides Mumbai like physically and socially it’s a pretty
physically and socially it’s a pretty
physically and socially it’s a pretty unique system in India and the oldest in
unique system in India and the oldest in
unique system in India and the oldest in Asia let me give you a quick sense of
Asia let me give you a quick sense of
Asia let me give you a quick sense of what it’s like to be in a crowded ring
what it’s like to be in a crowded ring
what it’s like to be in a crowded ring the Mumbai local has been optimized to
the Mumbai local has been optimized to
the Mumbai local has been optimized to carry around 1,500 people for journey
carry around 1,500 people for journey
carry around 1,500 people for journey but in reality especially during the
but in reality especially during the
but in reality especially during the Rajah’s they carry an average of around
Rajah’s they carry an average of around
Rajah’s they carry an average of around 5,000 would 2.5 billion people use this
5,000 would 2.5 billion people use this
5,000 would 2.5 billion people use this trains every year if you can actually
trains every year if you can actually
trains every year if you can actually survive in a crowded train then I
survive in a crowded train then I
survive in a crowded train then I believe you can do anything it’s truly
believe you can do anything it’s truly
believe you can do anything it’s truly the survival of the fittest hi I’m Ana
the survival of the fittest hi I’m Ana
the survival of the fittest hi I’m Ana Sri I am a photojournalist with the news
Sri I am a photojournalist with the news
Sri I am a photojournalist with the news agency in this images when I started my
agency in this images when I started my
agency in this images when I started my college I was petrified of getting in a
college I was petrified of getting in a
college I was petrified of getting in a crowded train so much so that I needed
crowded train so much so that I needed
crowded train so much so that I needed my mother’s help to guide me but now I
my mother’s help to guide me but now I
my mother’s help to guide me but now I love the Mumbai local trains
love the Mumbai local trains
love the Mumbai local trains I’m literally known as the girl on the
I’m literally known as the girl on the
I’m literally known as the girl on the train and the ladies compartment has
train and the ladies compartment has
train and the ladies compartment has kind of become my workplace my project
kind of become my workplace my project
kind of become my workplace my project train Diaries is a visual and virtual
train Diaries is a visual and virtual
train Diaries is a visual and virtual photo diary that I maintain in which I
photo diary that I maintain in which I
photo diary that I maintain in which I photograph I document and I note down
photograph I document and I note down
photograph I document and I note down memories and experiences sometimes of
memories and experiences sometimes of
memories and experiences sometimes of mine sometimes of others this visual
mine sometimes of others this visual
mine sometimes of others this visual affair is my story along with of other
affair is my story along with of other
affair is my story along with of other women I travel in the ladies compartment
women I travel in the ladies compartment
women I travel in the ladies compartment every day and I’ve realized that we are
every day and I’ve realized that we are
every day and I’ve realized that we are a bundle of contradictions some of them
a bundle of contradictions some of them
a bundle of contradictions some of them are so mean
are so mean
are so mean cruel and crafty at the same time some
cruel and crafty at the same time some
cruel and crafty at the same time some of them are so beautiful so sensitive
of them are so beautiful so sensitive
of them are so beautiful so sensitive and so caring I have seen women helping
and so caring I have seen women helping
and so caring I have seen women helping strangers
strangers
strangers I’ve seen them sharing a sad and joyful
I’ve seen them sharing a sad and joyful
I’ve seen them sharing a sad and joyful stories I see them celebrating festivals
stories I see them celebrating festivals
stories I see them celebrating festivals sharing at defense sometimes I’m so
sharing at defense sometimes I’m so
sharing at defense sometimes I’m so amused at the way they fight for seats
amused at the way they fight for seats
amused at the way they fight for seats in the local train and I love the feisty
in the local train and I love the feisty
in the local train and I love the feisty gait with which they jump into a running
gait with which they jump into a running
gait with which they jump into a running train I have seen here strangers
train I have seen here strangers
train I have seen here strangers becoming friends and then an extended
becoming friends and then an extended
becoming friends and then an extended family over the years I say
family over the years I say
family over the years I say relationships being forged here every
relationships being forged here every
relationships being forged here every day
day
day this is Priya and her friends they
this is Priya and her friends they
this is Priya and her friends they travel in the same train in the same
travel in the same train in the same
travel in the same train in the same compartment on the same side every day I
compartment on the same side every day I
compartment on the same side every day I have seen people celebrating birthday
have seen people celebrating birthday
have seen people celebrating birthday parties I have been invited to a few
parties I have been invited to a few
parties I have been invited to a few that’s Jaya and Anita they take the
that’s Jaya and Anita they take the
that’s Jaya and Anita they take the first train that leaves from where are
first train that leaves from where are
first train that leaves from where are at 3:27 a.m. I don’t even I sleep at
at 3:27 a.m. I don’t even I sleep at
at 3:27 a.m. I don’t even I sleep at that time I have seen women doing their
that time I have seen women doing their
that time I have seen women doing their makeup touch-up I am one of them always
makeup touch-up I am one of them always
makeup touch-up I am one of them always I’ve also seen women painting their
I’ve also seen women painting their
I’ve also seen women painting their nails drawing henna patterns let’s
nails drawing henna patterns let’s
nails drawing henna patterns let’s ekkada actually painting her mother’s
ekkada actually painting her mother’s
ekkada actually painting her mother’s nail and that chef Shailaja she is
nail and that chef Shailaja she is
nail and that chef Shailaja she is painting she’s drawing henna patterns
painting she’s drawing henna patterns
painting she’s drawing henna patterns like mainly on a friend’s hand I’ve seen
like mainly on a friend’s hand I’ve seen
like mainly on a friend’s hand I’ve seen women sorting vegetables’ and fishes he
women sorting vegetables’ and fishes he
women sorting vegetables’ and fishes he will also find women nursing their
will also find women nursing their
will also find women nursing their babies and sometimes gourds too people
babies and sometimes gourds too people
babies and sometimes gourds too people utilize the time in the train very
utilize the time in the train very
utilize the time in the train very creatively women use this time also to
creatively women use this time also to
creatively women use this time also to do fine knitting work the give knitting
do fine knitting work the give knitting
do fine knitting work the give knitting lessons sometimes to strangers this is
lessons sometimes to strangers this is
lessons sometimes to strangers this is Kajal she’s transgender friend of mine
Kajal she’s transgender friend of mine
Kajal she’s transgender friend of mine and every time she sees me in the Train
and every time she sees me in the Train
and every time she sees me in the Train she actually drags me and tells me
she actually drags me and tells me
she actually drags me and tells me please did you take my picture please
please did you take my picture please
please did you take my picture please you take my videos you post on the
you take my videos you post on the
you take my videos you post on the Internet and show the world how I am and
Internet and show the world how I am and
Internet and show the world how I am and all it’s really funny the ladies
all it’s really funny the ladies
all it’s really funny the ladies compartment offers an inn
compartment offers an inn
compartment offers an inn trysting glimpse into the life of women
trysting glimpse into the life of women
trysting glimpse into the life of women of Mumbai right from the middle-aged
of Mumbai right from the middle-aged
of Mumbai right from the middle-aged grumpy women who is probably blocking
grumpy women who is probably blocking
grumpy women who is probably blocking your way and being territorial to the
your way and being territorial to the
your way and being territorial to the regular office goers who are actually
regular office goers who are actually
regular office goers who are actually minding their own business you will find
minding their own business you will find
minding their own business you will find women praying in peace amidst all this
women praying in peace amidst all this
women praying in peace amidst all this chaos I don’t know how they do that
chaos I don’t know how they do that
chaos I don’t know how they do that migrants come to Mumbai in search for
migrants come to Mumbai in search for
migrants come to Mumbai in search for jobs maybe there’s an aspiring actress
jobs maybe there’s an aspiring actress
jobs maybe there’s an aspiring actress sitting right next to you their newly
sitting right next to you their newly
sitting right next to you their newly married women coming here in search of a
married women coming here in search of a
married women coming here in search of a house you’ll find a lady probably
house you’ll find a lady probably
house you’ll find a lady probably reading a Financial Times
reading a Financial Times
reading a Financial Times she’s a stockbroker it’s like having
she’s a stockbroker it’s like having
she’s a stockbroker it’s like having people from all walks of life take a
people from all walks of life take a
people from all walks of life take a mini Mumbai traveling with you every day
sometimes I like to sit in the corner of
sometimes I like to sit in the corner of the train and just observe just observe
the train and just observe just observe
the train and just observe just observe the life it’s like a kaleidoscope of
the life it’s like a kaleidoscope of
the life it’s like a kaleidoscope of people ever changing you know all part
people ever changing you know all part
people ever changing you know all part of the same journey the whole
of the same journey the whole
of the same journey the whole compartment is filled with hope despair
compartment is filled with hope despair
compartment is filled with hope despair joy sadness dreams and struggles and
then you know that you’re not alone in
then you know that you’re not alone in this journey you have won amongst all
this journey you have won amongst all
this journey you have won amongst all this women and it really makes you you
this women and it really makes you you
this women and it really makes you you know really happy sometimes that you’re
know really happy sometimes that you’re
know really happy sometimes that you’re just part of a bigger life a bigger we
just part of a bigger life a bigger we
just part of a bigger life a bigger we go whole you know what you say a stage
go whole you know what you say a stage
go whole you know what you say a stage the ladies compartment is a place where
the ladies compartment is a place where
the ladies compartment is a place where I am really really comfortable away from
I am really really comfortable away from
I am really really comfortable away from the prying eyes a few men it’s a place
the prying eyes a few men it’s a place
the prying eyes a few men it’s a place where I’m really secured it’s like a
where I’m really secured it’s like a
where I’m really secured it’s like a second home to all of us it’s a place
second home to all of us it’s a place
second home to all of us it’s a place where I sometimes feel so wonderful just
where I sometimes feel so wonderful just
where I sometimes feel so wonderful just to gain insight into the mindset of such
to gain insight into the mindset of such
to gain insight into the mindset of such wonderful women you’re wondering why am
wonderful women you’re wondering why am
wonderful women you’re wondering why am i sharing these stories with you or why
i sharing these stories with you or why
i sharing these stories with you or why do I do what I do or what impact these
do I do what I do or what impact these
do I do what I do or what impact these strangers have made in my life in fact
strangers have made in my life in fact
strangers have made in my life in fact all the impact
all the impact
all the impact in the world you have no idea how
in the world you have no idea how
in the world you have no idea how sometimes a stranger can just change you
sometimes a stranger can just change you
sometimes a stranger can just change you as a person or just add a new whole
as a person or just add a new whole
as a person or just add a new whole different meaning to your life when you
different meaning to your life when you
different meaning to your life when you start observing world or you start
start observing world or you start
start observing world or you start understanding world from a different
understanding world from a different
understanding world from a different person’s perspective you start
person’s perspective you start
person’s perspective you start empathizing with that and that’s exactly
empathizing with that and that’s exactly
empathizing with that and that’s exactly my project has allowed me to do it has
my project has allowed me to do it has
my project has allowed me to do it has got me closer to the people Osmond
got me closer to the people Osmond
got me closer to the people Osmond buying it has given me a chance to
buying it has given me a chance to
buying it has given me a chance to express my creativity it has made me
express my creativity it has made me
express my creativity it has made me realize that you can find art and beauty
realize that you can find art and beauty
realize that you can find art and beauty in just things around you just by
in just things around you just by
in just things around you just by observing I wanted to capture the
observing I wanted to capture the
observing I wanted to capture the essence of the travel the relationships
essence of the travel the relationships
essence of the travel the relationships and most importantly the people of
and most importantly the people of
and most importantly the people of Mumbai my family moved from the farthest
Mumbai my family moved from the farthest
Mumbai my family moved from the farthest part of Mumbai just so that we could
part of Mumbai just so that we could
part of Mumbai just so that we could shorten our journey to work or to
shorten our journey to work or to
shorten our journey to work or to college little did I know that my
college little did I know that my
college little did I know that my inspiration would come from these very
inspiration would come from these very
inspiration would come from these very same train journeys we may not be here
same train journeys we may not be here
same train journeys we may not be here forever but these stories will always be
forever but these stories will always be
forever but these stories will always be the story of 2.5 billion people all
the story of 2.5 billion people all
the story of 2.5 billion people all going from place a to place B thank you
going from place a to place B thank you
going from place a to place B thank you so much
so much
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