I returned to Jamshedpur for a quick visit to a local industrial plant. Since Jamshedpur doesn't have its own airport, I had to fly to Ranchi, the capital of Jharkand. As a kid, I used to visit Ranchi once every few years to visit an aunt who lived there. Those days, it used to take us about 3-4 hours to get to Ranchi even though the distance wasn't much at 132 kms. The highway was always full of pot-holes and the 3-4 hour drive to Ranchi during summer in an non-airconditioned car was never much fun, unless we were drinking beers along the way. Now, the roads are much better as the pot holes are gone. It tooks us about 2 hours to traverse the distance. The road trip is quite scenic and we passed through some tribal adivasi villages where I stopped and took some pics for the blog. Here're some of the more interesting ones:
Local farmer hanging out of a jeep ferrying travelers between the villages on the Jamshepur-Ranchi highway. This is a fairly common sight on Indian roads. I believe this passenger will probably pay half the normal price vs. those fortunate enough to have a seat inside. He didn't seem to mind much since it was hot outside and he wasn't crammed inside the jeep with the rest of the passengers.
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