How traffic woes made this Mumbaikar play guitar at Saki Naki signal

Updated On: 09 May, 2024 09:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto

After falling in love with the guitar 16 years ago, Gaurav Kumar, who is an electric engineer and health insurance specialist, now plays the guitar inside his car every time he has to wait at the dreaded Saki Naka traffic signal in Andheri. With a long wait, he beats the blues with his music and custom-made equipment

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Mumbai-based electrical engineer and health insurance expert plays the guitar in his car at the Saki Naka traffic signal every time he has to go for work there.

Many Mumbaikars who travel by road daily either by public or private transport may curse at the never-ending traffic that leads to them getting late to work but not Gaurav Kumar. Kumar has found a solution – he combines his love for guitars and sound with his need to travel for work. The Mumbai-based engineer, who travels from Thane to Andheri plays the guitar every time he is stuck at the Saki Naka traffic signal. “Everybody knows that the Saki Naka signal is the worst signal in Mumbai, and we end up spending at least 30 – 45 minutes there daily,” shares Kumar, who is an electrical engineer and insurance professional living in the city since 2008.

Everybody who has lived in Mumbai long enough knows how it is infamous for its traffic and that only gets worse in different areas of the city including Malad, Goregaon and Andheri – all of which have offices, that people travel to from different parts of the city. Mumbaikars travel from as far as Virar in the north to Thane in the east and even Churchgate in the south. The vehicles come from all over make it a total hodgepodge at Andheri, particularly at the Saki Naka signal, as Kumar has experienced. However, most people have just accepted their fate and bide their time on the phones or talking to someone. With his love for the guitar and his love for electrical engineering, the 40-year-old decided to do something about it.

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