
The journey draws to a close. We have sold 95 tickets, worth Rs 1,410, on our one-way trip to Old Delhi railway station, where the street is almost completely blocked by parked autorickshaws. The two decrepit timekeeping booths here have noted that 105 buses have arrived, a few missed making a trip . But for Ayub, there’s no missing the bus. After a quick 10-minute tea break, he will be back in the groove, conducting the long roadtrip back to square one.