Jaana Hai (I want to go!)
 I was scouting
location for a film in manali on a hired bullet, i was riding
to remote places, as the landscapes had to match that of Kashmir.
I was riding on a dirt track road along the alpine forest to
Bijli Mahadev on the outskirts of Manali, hired bullets which
are hardly maintained huffed and puffed all the way up on steep
and narrow dirt tracks.
On one such turn, an elderly villager waved me for a lift, sacrificing
my urge to ride alone, i gave him a lift. After few minutes
of riding, i asked him " Kidhare jaana hai?" (where
you want to go?) he calmly replied, "Jaana hai" (
I want to go!)
Firstly i though i heard it wrong so after a few minutes i asked
him the same question again, the reply was same " Jaana
hai". Now i was sure that he was drunk, so i stopped my
bike and shouted at him, " i gave you a lift and you are
making fun by answering to my question where you want to go
by, i want to go (jaana hai).
He immediately interfered, "sir don't get angry, actually
Jaana( I want to go) is the name of my village. We both couldn't
help but laugh at the situation, later i dropped him off at
his village and yes it was called "Jaana" he treated
me with a tea while the locals at the teashop also laughed at
the confusion.
HAPPY TRAILS
Gaurav
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