It was sometime in winters of 2010 at New Delhi railway station, waiting area. It was too cold out on platform so I decided to spend couple of hours in general waiting area.

I was supposed to be waiting for around 4 hours and I was just sitting there watching something on my cellphone and parallely observing other people who were waiting there. Crowd consists of people from every age, income, relegion group. There were people travelling with families, friends, some kid selling tea, students, business travellers like me, cop almost sleeping in corner etc. etc.

I noticed a middle aged male behaving really mean with everyone around. He was some shopkeeper who used to run some stall at railway and was behaving as if he owned the area.

Within span of one hour, I had noticed him occupying entire bench by himself when few people were standing or even lying on floor, not paying for a cup of tea to the kid who was selling tea, hurling bad words to a group of students who were perhaps too loud and threatening few others who asked him to sit instead of lying on 4 people bench by himself.

I kept ignoring him like many others even though I was not at peace from inside. I was probably little worried to get in any kind of trouble as you never know what kind of "connections" that guy was having. Even cops can't help is some cases.

Anyways, there is a limit to everything. I lost it when I saw him denying a seat to a pregnant lady. Her husband was probably too nice for him and might not wanted to get in trouble either. He just requested him to get up and that goon simply told him to get lost.

I noticed that no one else said a word. I decided at that moment that I can't take it any more.

I got up and gave him piece of my mind in local language - " BC, bahut der se dekh raha hoon..ab bahut ho gaya.. Dikkat kya hai teri? ".

(Translation - Asshole !! I am watching since long, its enough. What is your problem?)

He really got mad but I probably put myself more gutsy than I really was. He started arguing and threatening me telling that I should mind my own business and I am messing with the wrong guy.

One elderly guy, who was sleeping till that time got up and started warning me and also preaching that I should not misbehave with elders. I told him that he should go back to sleep and the guy whom I abused is not behaving like elder that i should pay him any respect.

Meanwhile, I got some support from few people who shut both of them down. Lady got the seat to sit and everyone got back to whatever they were doing.

This guy kept staring me and threatened that he will teach me a lesson once shops are open. I had already shown more guts than I ever had. Seriously speaking, I took a big risk and could have been in lot of trouble just to be good samaritan.

Anyways, I was not stupid to hang out there for long. After few minutes, I gathered my luggage and got out of there and spent rest of the time on the platform where my train was supposed to come.

I still think I took a big risk that day but it was worth to step up and raise my voice for someone else.