Travel Story: "Din ka 50-60 kama leti hun"
Savita is 68 and still earning. She travels daily from Sarojini Nagar to Paharganj and segregates potatoes for unofficial shift spanning across 8 hours. Having shifted from Nagpur around 15 years ago after her husband died of illness because of no money for treatment; she sleeps at a room of 10*10 provided by owners where she worked as domestic help for many years. “I came to Delhi with my two daughters, one in palms, in search for job” she said. “I’m living at the chawl near S.N. Depot from last one decade.” I offered her tea from one of the best tea seller at Minto Road Bus Terminal, to make her more comfortable. On what was shot in the arm for me, was her daily earning being equal to my single meal coupon at Brahmaputra Hostel in JNU. “ Kitna kama leti ho?” I asked. “ Din ka 50-60 rupees kama leti hun beta, mere liye bahut hai!” she said. “ Khane ka ho jata hai bas. ” During the stopover, before going back to Poorvanchal Hostel, conductor of DTC route no 615, was keen to