TRAIN-III

It's a hard-won 40 winks for this seller of "cutlery" (vendors' parlance for hair accessories and bindis) on the train. On a fairly empty local, she catches up on sleep -- with a babe cradled in her saree (not in pic, though).

SHORT SHRIFT

Just what IS it with astro services and the language? This guy -- spotted again on the train -- promises a solution to "homely" problems and even says he'll "short" them out for you. What you'll get at the end is anyone's guess.