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A passenger train slowly pulls up at the station covered in early morning winter fog here in Pirpainti. ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story.

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Jan 31, 2016 at 8:11pm PST

-#GraminBihar- Shifting base. Traveling inside the General Compartment of trains running in and around Bihar from its nearby states can be an experience in itself, what with women spitting their chewed up tobacco right below their seats and sobbing children with running noses to men – who put even monkeys to shame – jumping from one overhead seat to another. It is both frustrating and amusing. _________________________________ #WindowSeatProject #indiantrain #indianrailways #train #trainstories #railway #rail #india #indians #journey #traveldiaries #travel #people #passengers #Bihar #eastindia

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Feb 27, 2016 at 5:29am PST

-#GraminBihar- He kept crying while everyone asked him what’s wrong. His mother was sitting on the other side, towards the window. #WindowSeatProject #indianrailways #indiantrain #indians #india #traveldiaries #travel #bihar #train #railway #rail

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Feb 26, 2016 at 9:36pm PST

-#GraminBihar- Inside Sahibganj-Danapur InterCity Express, this woman in red, sitting by the window seat as the train passes through the green fields of Bihar, gives up after unsuccessfully trying to console and calm her two kids – by slapping their faces and shoving their heads – who kept crying till she got down from the train. It wasn’t, however, an unusual scene for me. Born and brought up in a small village in Bihar (now under Jharkhand), this is how I’ve known the mothers to calm their crying kids. Be it inside the confinement of the house or in the open amidst a public place. It was, however, surprising for me to witness the same behaviour even after almost 2 decades has passed since I moved out of Bihar/Jharkhand. Some things, I guess, will never change. ______________________________________ #windowseatproject #indianrailways #trainstories #indiantrain #journey #traveldiaries #train #rail #railway #india #bihar #culture #mothers #children #parenting #indians #travel

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Feb 26, 2016 at 7:02am PST

People cross the tracks as a carrier train departs from the station. ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story.

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Jan 19, 2016 at 8:07pm PST

-#GraminBihar- Tired and plugged in, a passenger sitting by the window seat inside the Intercity Express, running between Jamalpur (Bihar) to Malda Town (West Bengal). #WindowSeatProject #indianrailways #railway #india #passengers #traveldiaries #bihar #train

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Feb 25, 2016 at 11:41pm PST

-#GraminBihar- Inside a fast local. Somewhere between Kahalgaon to Pirpainti. #Bihar #train #indianrailways #india #railway #rail #passengers #fellowtravelers #indians #traveldiaries

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Feb 25, 2016 at 7:19am PST

A child begs for alms at Kahalgaon station. ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story.

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Jan 26, 2016 at 7:25pm PST

An old woman looks outside the train window. ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story. #everydayindia

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Feb 3, 2016 at 4:47am PST

The wait. ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story.

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Jan 21, 2016 at 4:31am PST

Inside a passenger train that runs from West Bengal to Bihar, passengers rest as the train slowly drags towards Bhagalpur city. ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story.

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Jan 26, 2016 at 4:50am PST

Exhausted! ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story.

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Jan 31, 2016 at 6:53am PST

Sometimes a fleeting moment captured in a photograph can appear so much more – in this case an epitome of tranquility – in comparison to its original dimensions which are devoid of any such meaning. ____________________________ I’ll be using this hashtag (#GraminBihar) to document my stay and journey in this east Indian state. By the time I’m done with my work in Bihar, I hope to accumulate enough moments to turn them into a photo story.

A photo posted by @sadhoram on Jan 24, 2016 at 3:02am PST