Sunday, April 12, 2009

Gone are the days of Howrah Rajdhani Express, or Bombay Rajdhani Express....there's a new Rajdhani in town- its called Airtel Rajdhani Express,and no matter from where to where it goes, it continues to be calledAirtel Rajdhani Express.

Have a look at some pictures of the train interiors and exterior;http://picasaweb.google.com/deepak.sapra/AirtelRajdhaniExpress#

I feel saddened by the fact that our flagship train has become thesubject of such crass commercialization. No doubt it is important toget in revenues from as many legitimate means as possible, but thereneeds to be an element of sanity.... In doing so, it seems we havelost the sense of judgement: what next ? A Vodafone Parliament House, a DLF Rajghat, or a Coca Cola Indian flag....