Yeh jo desh hai mera
                                              Hare Krishna Hare Krishna , 
                                              Krishna Krishna Hare Hare , 
                                              Hare Rama Hare Rama, 
                                              Rama Rama Hare Hare ! 

The ISKON mantra to cleanse souls and provide salvation  - comes to mind as I arrive at Shri Krishna's birth place Mathura this cloudy morning of 13 th August 2012 as I step into a new phase of my life - my first job ! I reach the Mathura Junction station at 7:30 am and am welcomed by a very fine misty rain shower - Krishna's blessings as he wishes me luck on my sojourn into rural India ! I get out of the station and head for an auto stand. A guy approaches me " bhai sahab kya auto chahiye ?". After a brief dialogue lasting little under 30s , I sit inside an auto to be taken to the Old Bus Station at Mathura to board a bus to Aligarh- I am supposed to get off enroute at Iglas. The bus takes a longer than usual route through Gokul as the bridge on the traditional route is getting too old for safe passage of vehicles. The bus driver says " bus kudti hai !" . Gokul - a town I think is where Lord Krishna was brought up by his foster parents Mata Yashoda and Nand Baba. The almighty has his ways of blessings us unconditioned souls ! Who knew this stupid immature boy who got came in touch with spritual gurus Mataji-Prabhuji would be starting his first job in the land of their all supreme Lord Krishna himself ! Well these are the fantasies life is made up of! Excitement runs through my body as I sit in the rickety over crowded UP Transport bus - the motto of the people in the bus " bhai thoda adjust karo :)!" I feel like I am Mohan Bhargava the protagonist in the cult film Swades !