Introduction

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We the students of pearl academy are doing an indepth research on Nizamuddin railway station. our task involves observing the site, making thorough observations, identifying the various problems faced there and finally, as design students, provide viable solutions for the same. This would lead us to create and develop learner's sensitivity as a designer and then encourage us to take the responsibility in identifying issues faced by society and culture in macro and micro environment.

So here is a brief introduction to all the members of the 6-member team.
To understand the functioning and the fabric of the station, we have donned the hats of different stakeholders of the railway station.

Dipesh Kundnani - COOLIE

Kritika Saigal- PASSENGER

Nikita Ahuja- STALL OWNER

Udit Jain- TICKET SELLER

Sakshi Baghel- CANTEEN MANAGER

Gargi Gupta- FEMALE SECURITY

Coolie-Coolie is one of the most looked for individual at any railway station but also, he is the most ignored individual there. We hardly look at them. What we look at is a pair of steady hands and a head that carries piles of bags and trunks. And as luck would have it, we Indians still haven't heard the concept of travelling light. But is he really a sad, ignored head and hands or is there more to him. My research will focus on these key areas while I will look closely and understand how their life at the railway station is like. This journey will hopefully help me unravel some interesting facets here

Passenger-Passenger is the most important person on a railway station , it's like everything in that area had a purpose to only serve the passenger . After all in India alone, 8.397 billion passengers annually or more than 23 million passengers a day travel by trains to go to different cities for various different reasons . Passenger is the main asset of a railway station , as all the capital earned by the station itself as well as the stalls and vendors is because of them. My research will focus on these key areas while I will look closely and understand how their life for a particular time at the railways station is like . This journey of research will help me unravel many interesting facts some interesting facts here .

Stall owner- Imagine visiting a railway station and to your surprise, you see no stalls selling food & drinks or magazines & books.These stalls arise as a result of the demands of the primary stakeholders, i.e The passengers. They sell everything that the travelers would need while waiting at the platform or during their journey. Even though the sale of munchies and drinks boom due to increase in demand, our book stall owner's sale has gone downhill as technology has taken over papers these days.  
So at my end, I will explore the lives of these stall owners and understand what ups and downs do they face in their daily struggles on the station's platform. 

Ticket seller- Ticket seller is a person at railway stations who is responsible for selling tickets at ticket counter that require payment for entry. He is the first official you will meet at any railway station and also the most hardworking one. We know Indian railway network is the biggest railway network in the world. The ticket seller has to continuously sit there keeping track of those trains and selling tickets to respective people all day all night long. They face problems and my research will focus on them and some of their day to day problems understanding their life at railway station.

Canteen manager- The canteen manager at comesum cafe is one of the most influential individuals of the railway station. With such a big responsibility, his life is full of daily hassles from getting the ingredients to making sure that it reaches the passengers on  Train in time. He takes care of the food quality as he understands the morale associated with the consumption of food. My research on the social life of the canteen manager at the railway station will give me an insight to things further.

Female security- Between people rushing out without tickets and many more queuing to board a train, life of a security guard is difficult. It only gets tougher if the clients being dealt with are tired, hurrying women carrying toddlers and holding children. I will try and understand what goes on in the life of a female security guard between 6 a.m. when her shift starts to 9 p.m. after she calls it a day