If ever given an opportunity, how many of you would be going to lay down on floor and sleep ?? (read till last)
Historically, before the invent of bed, couch and other comfortable furniture, we surely prefer to sleep anywhere. Be it floor, garden, or any ground. But I am surprise to see a section of our society still spend their night on floor and that too in a Railway platform.
Eventually, they were so fast asleep that they are not bothered by the passing train or any noises created by passengers or the announcement system. This is not as such they are bound to spend their night in platform. Infact they spent their entire day in this railway platform. They are Coolie or the porters our unskilled laboyr force who carry heavy passengers luggage from here to there within the station premises.
Visit any of the railway station and these scene are common. You will easily find these Red dress people shouting coolie...coolie.. and looking for passenger who take notice of them and ask to ferry their luggage. And at night, they prefer the station floor as their bed, where they can rest. In real they get so much tired in entire day that they soon get into fast asleep.
In no time, the entire platform get filled and you won't find any spare space. (filling the empty space from first pic in no time)
Indian railway is one of the largest rail network of world. From.one station to another they daily cover many distances.
The lifestyle of these porters are common everywhere in all Indian railway station. Few of them do own their own house, and went at night, but the fight for survival and the competition to get a passenger ahead of others simply force them to live a life away from loved ones. The bitter truth and real fight for survival.
Anyhow, as I started this blog with a question, let me tell you that resting on floor would have many health advantages than sleeping In a cushioned bed. If you have a backache issue, do try to stretch and sleep in floor, you will feel much better.
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