MUSIC ON WHEELS
The beauty of Raag Ahir Bhairav in the morning ,melodies of Tagore at midday, funky fusion to perk up the afternoon and a bit of moody blues to mirror the state of the mind in the evening .
This isn't your average Calcuttan's playlist or an advertisement for a world music concert coming soon to an auditorium near you.
Transport lifeline...
more... Metro Railway has added five genres of instrumental music to the comfort of an air-conditioned ride ,the snatches of sounds familiar and unfamiliar between station announcements leaving as many commuters amused as those that have been entertained .
The PLAYLIST
7 am to 8.30 am - Hindustani classical
8.30 am to 11,30 am - Tagore tunes
11.30 am to 2.30 pm - Fusion music
2.30 pm to 5 pm - Tagore tunes
5 pm to 8.30 pm - Western classical and world music
8.30 pm to 10.30 pm - Spiritual and wellness music
(Source : Page 18 of the Kolkata edition of The Telegraph dated 9th July 2013)
PS. I personally experienced this value addition to a METRO RIDE , while on my way from Maidan to Masterda Surya Sen Station , on board an AC metro coach yesterday afternoon and enjoyed the experience ,notwithstanding the irksome intervening punctuations in the form of " The next station is NETAJI .Platform is on the left hand side "