The Curious Case of Kolkata Metro

"Dada, sotti sotti Garia bazar obdi Metro cholche?" (Is the Metro service indeed available till Garia Bazar, Dada?)
"Han didi. Jan na dekhe asun. Debo naki ekta Kabi Nazrul?" (Of course didi. Take a ride. Shall I give you a ticket to Kabi Nazrul?)

I overheard this conversation while purchasing tickets in Dum Dum Metro station last Sunday. I was in a hurry and hence did not wait to see whether the didi took the joyride like most of her fellow Kolkatans. It was my first ride in the underground railway since the inception of the extended service. Though I got down at Tollygunge, the half-hour long journey was full of amusing incidents. While leaving the counter, I heard the next man in line asking for 'one Netaji and two Surjyo Sen'. Two youngsters standing beside me were busy in arguing whether the new 'Netaji' is the abbreviated version of the 'Netaji Bhawan' or not. Their confusion soon subsided when they discovered both the 'Netajis' in the station chart. People were cramming to get nearer to the station charts. Most of them seemed confused and were trying to figure out where to get down if his or her destination is Naktala or Bansdroni. Is 'Gitanjali' the destination or 'Kabi Nazrul' would be the intended one? Who dreamt that our Railway Minister's adoration for freedom fighters would turn out to be so painful?