Yo, if you wanna check out R.K. Narayan's crib, it's like 3 kms from MYS station, man. Grab an auto from the station, and tell 'em you're heading to Yadavagiri. The drivers won't know his exact place, so ask 'em to drop you off at New Dasprakash Hotel (Hotel Paradise), just a couple of houses away from there. The spot's open from 10 am to 5 pm, closed on Tuesdays. No entry fee, bro. It's a dope heritage building turned museum, all restored and filled with his stuff by Karnataka Govt. Like, they spent 2.4 crore to buy it and 35 lakhs to fix it up. You can check out 2 floors - ground and first. About 6 rooms have his personal stuff, pics, and awards. The highlight is his writing room on the first floor with a sick 180-degree view. .................................................. ...................... Note: Yo, I've shared loads of pics of the place for his fans on IRI who can't make it to Mysuru. Peep 'em if you dig his vibe!

To padne ke liye : /blog/post/2801842
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R. K. Narayan ka ghar MYS station se kareeb lagbhag 3 Kms door hai. Aap station se auto le kar Yadavagiri keh ke pooch sakte ho. Drivers uske ghar ka pata nahi jaante, isliye unse kehna ki woh aapko New Dasprakash Hotel (Hotel Paradise) tak le jaaye, wahaa se bas kuch ghar door hai.
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Yeh jagah dopahar 10 baje se lekar 5 baje tak khuli rehti hai. Mangalwaar ko band hai. Entry free hai.
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Ek kaafi achhe se maintain kiya gaya virasat bhawan - museum, jiska restore aur samagri ka collection Karnataka Sarkar ne kiya. Unhone isse kharidne me 2.4 crore kharch kiye aur restore karne me kuch 35 lakh kharch aaye.
Yaha dekhne ke liye 2 floors hai. Ground aur first floor. Lagbhag 6 kamre me unke personal saman, tasveerein aur awards hain. Sabse accha kamra first floor me hai jahaan woh bas baith kar vichaar karte the aur likhte the. Us kamre se 180 degree ka view hai.
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Note: Maine kai jagah ke is jagah ki tasveerein post ki hain, taaki log jo unke fans hain (IRI ke sadasya ya yaha ke visitors), dekh sake, kyunki woh Mysuru nahi ja sakte.

Yo, I went to Jog Falls on Aug 5, chillin' on this train from start to finish. Here's what I noticed: 1. Train was already parked at Platform 6 (PF6). 2. Vishwamanava was already standin' at Platform 3 (PF3). Vishwamana train was longer, had a D5 carriage, while my ride was short with only 16 coaches and no D5. The GS coaches start after D4. 3. First letdown was that the seat numbers in the CC coach didn't match the ones on IRCTC. I booked 2 separate tickets so that me and my wife could get window seats. Turns out, we got stuck with middle and aisle seats. Seems like the aisle seats are the ones with windows. 4. Occupancy was around 70% from MYS to SMET, but after that, it dropped to 10%. 5. At MYS PF#6, there was only one coffee vendor. 6. At Krishnarajanagara and Hole Narsipur, the train only stopped for 30-45 seconds compared to 1-2 minutes. 7. No Railneer, only Bailey water bottles available for 15 rupees. The quality of the bottle was better than the slim railneer. 8. Small stations had churmuri, buns, and maddur vada available. 9. At Hassan, we could get 2 idli, 1 vada with chutney for 50 rupees. No dosa though. 10. At Arsikere, my train arrived after chalukya and left before it. The sleeper coaches weren't very crowded. 11. Kadur and Birur were deserted junctions with no trains, no people, no facilities, not even stray dogs or cows. 12. Lots of people were spread out on 3 seats in the CC coaches, snoozin' away. 13. The TTE got off at SMET, so anyone could travel in the CC coach after that. 14. The journey from SMET to TLGP was the best part. It's a single line with no electricity. You can spot peacocks flyin' on both sides, dense trees everywhere. Kinda like those pics from Nilambur Road in Kerala. 15. I found the seats in GS to be the best. If it's not too crowded, you can easily lie down completely. In D1-D4, people were knocked out, with only half their body supported by the seat. 16. You can't move from the CC or D coaches to the GS coaches 'cause there ain't no vestibules. 17. I liked the vibe in Sagara and Talguppa. Not too commercialized, felt peaceful with just one food stall sellin' biscuits. 18. I'll add more stuff later if I remember anything important.

Aug 5 ko Jog Falls gaya tha. Poora safar train mein tha. Yahaan hai meri observations
1. Train tha PF6 pe.
2. Vishwamanava tha PF3 pe. Vishwamanava waala train D5 ke saath lamba tha, lekin mera chhota tha, bas 16 coach ka. GS coaches D4 ke baad shuru hote hain.
3. CC coach ki seat numbering IRCTC ke saath match nahi kar rahi thi. Mainay 2 alag tickets book kiye the taki mujhe aur meri biwi ko window seats mil sake, parantu middle aur aisle seats mili. Lagta hai aisle seats hi window waale hote hain.
4. MYS se SMET tak 70% occupancy thi. Baad me sirf 10%.
5. MYS PF#6 pe sirf ek coffee vendor tha.
6. Krishnarajanagara aur Hole Narsipur me, train sirf 30-45 seconds ke liye ruki compared to 1-2 minutes.
7. Railneer nahi tha. Sirf Bailey water bottle thi, jiska price 15 rupees tha aur quality kaafi acchi thi slim railneer ke comparison me.
8. Churmuri, kuch buns, maddur vada chote stations pe available the.
9. Hassan me, 50 rupees mein 2 idli, 1 vada mil raha tha chutney ke saath. Dosa nahi tha.
10. Arsikere me, meri train chalukya ke baad aayi thi aur usse pehle hi chali gayi thi. Sleeper coaches me bohot kam log the.
11. Kadur aur Birur khaali junctions the, koi train nahi, koi log nahi, koi suvidhayen nahi, na hi idhar udhar ke kutte ya gaaye.
12. Bahut log 3 seats pe so rahe the CC coaches me kyunki sabhi thode sleepy the.
13. TTE SMET pe utar gaya. To ab koi bhi CC coach me safar kar sakta hai.
14. SMET-TLGP journey ka best part tha. Yeh single line thi, koi electrification nahi thi. Har taraf peacock udte hue dikh rahe the, ghanepan waale ped the. Kerala ke Nilambur Road ki tarah lag raha tha.
15. Mujhe lagaa GS seats sabse best the. Agar bheed kam ho, to poora aaram se let sakte hain. D1-D4 me log adhe sharir ke saath hi so rahe the.
16. CC, D coaches se GS coaches me nahi ja sakte kyunki vestibules nahi hain.
17. Sagara aur Talguppa ke mahaul ko pasand aaya. Yahaan jyada commercialization nahi tha, sukoon tha. Sirf ek food stall tha biscuits ke saath.
18. Baad me kuch aur important yaad aayega to add kar dunga.

This Mysuru to Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express train was dope AF! It zoomed at 100 km/h without stoppin', makin' the journey from Mysore to Bangalore hella rad! The ride was so smooth with no janky movements, even tested with a water bottle! The food was bomb, and the service was on point. This train speeds up real quick, gettin' us to Bangalore two minutes early. I totally suggest takin' this train and big thanks to Indian Railways for killin' it in South India, especially in Karnataka.

20608/Mysuru (MGR) Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express ne Mysore se Bangalore tak ek mast safar diya, bina kisi rukawat ke 100 kilometer per hour ki raftaar se chalte hue. Ride ki smoothness aur water bottle experiment ne confirm kiya ki koi side-to-side movement ya jerk nahi tha. Khana bahut achha tha aur service top-notch thi. Train jaldi speed up karti hai aur ham KSR Bengaluru City Junction (Bangalore) do minute pehle pahunch gaye. Main is train ko highly recommend karoonga aur Indian Railways ka shukriya karta hoon South India, khaaskar Karnataka state ke liye unki exception service ke liye.

D3 Coach is only for ladies, bro. The other 8 coaches are regular ones, with seats (not sleeping).

D3 Coach ladies ke liye reserved hai. Baki 8 general coaches Second Seating (Chair Car) coaches hai.