Flapping Footsteps

               Last weekend I was at a wedding with my dad and we were killing time between the Wedding and Reception. He realized that he saw a decent vegetable market on the way but doesn’t recollect where it was. So, we asked the Security person at the venue Bhaiya Vegetable market kahan hai? (Where is the Vegetable market?). And he responded Sidha jao aur signal se Right lena (Go straight up to the junction and take a Right) but his hand gesture suggested the opposite. Dad got confused and it just made me laugh as it reminded me of the day when we had one crazy time with the Odds. I told dad he meant Left as the words that come out of mouth could go wrong, but the body language is always in the right direction. We reached the junction and took a Left. The market was right there as the hand suggested. We got our stuff and, on our way back, dad asked what made you laugh. I told dad about that crazy day as it...

It all began with my addiction for Cars and Planes since early childhood. When I was just 3 years old, dad used to ask what should I get for you when I come home? And I was like a Plane or a Red Car!! Growing up I was still fascinated by the sound of throttle from the cars and bikes. It literally calms me down. Fast forward a few years and I heard of HVK Sir for the first time. When one of my friends introduced me to that name, I was in awe of it. And I was like how someone could literally remember all the routes across pan India. No matter where one was stuck, one phone call to HVK and they were back on the track listening to their favorite songs. I searched a bit on HVK and stumbled upon the HVK Forum on Facebook. I quickly joined the group and found so many like minded folks from across the country. We literally get so many updates each day, thanks to the forum. After following the forum actively, one fine day I got to know about the HVK WhatsApp Group (WAG) and joined that to...