Meter Down

This is about a very interesting Autorickshaw that I boarded from my office in Powai to my  home at Andheri East JV Link Road. This driver or I must say Autowallah was a zealot man!! I was listening to music from my Nokia N81 with a loud volume and this guy was speeding through the plush lanes of Hiranandani. As many autowallahs do he was blabbering about his adventures and experiences throughout his career as a Auto-Driver. I was saying a combination of "Haan"  and "Acchha?" and "Aur" as usual to ignore his talk.

He crossed the L&T Flyover and suddenly I noticed an Antenna and a Metallic Board fitted in his rickshaw on the right side in an angle about 45° to the body of the rick. I understood that the Antenna is for the FM Radio that must be connected with a speaker to make it a classic Radio Arrangement; a typical 'desi' Radio. What I did not understand was the function of the metal plate. I asked "Ye Plate kisliye bhaiyaa?" "Ye hamara A/C hai, isse hawa gadi ki disha me kat-ti hai aur sidha hamare badan pe aati hai!" he said in an excited manner. Man! I was shocked to hear this and was bound to take the snap of the streamlined piece of metal working as a wind-director and another example of our own 'desi' 'Jugaad' .

Salute to the Mumbaikars and their common sense which is very uncommon in common men and women!!