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train to Neta's nuptial ceremony

It was fine sunny morning of 23rd May 2009 when I decided to attend Neta's wedding. It was a touch and go decison,means no prior provocation was present. Firstly I contempleted visiting a Railway Resevation counter but E-ticket initiated by Lalujee came to my rescue. I secured waiting list ticket from Cuttack to Darbhanga in two phases i.e Cuttack to Howrah & Howrah to Darbhanga . You must savour the uncertainty of waitlisted ticket , nevertheless I took help of my official status to confirm the seat .I succeded partially & slept well in 2-tier comfort of Jagannath Express in the intervening night of 23rd -24th May.So far so good. When coach attendent woke me up at Howrah station next morning, a pleasant surprise was in store for me. The difference between climate in Orissa and Bengal was startling.Such a beautiful cloudy as well as windy morning greeted me on the station premises. In hindsight now I realize those winds were precursor to 'Aila' cyclone from Bay of B...