Road trips are now the rad thing to do. Most candyfloss love dramas and youth-centrist movies have long shots of buddies just spilling out onto the wild wild country side for a taste of nature.
In India though, along with the traffic, honking and tremendously breath taking scenery, there is a tinge of humor.
You see trucks and their drivers share a special bond not unlike a pet and master. They spend long stretches of time in their trucks, driving from state to state, across borders. Most name them and some animate them with jingly decor. But all of them surely paint them! Intricate design, to scenery, to satyavachan (advise) and casual humor. they have it all! So much so that it has almost evolved into an art form.
STOP! HORN OK PLEASE! Here are a few funny signs that would make you stop, stare, and honk in agreement and praise for the art.
India is a popular place for truck lines / truck quotes. People write amazing things behind their trucks. Some are wacky, some naughty, some heart-touching, some inspirational, some literal quotes.
1. Funny Truck Shayari Line
2. The first photo above has a typical Indian truck slogan that says "Samay se pehle bhagya se zyada kabhi nahi milta", which means that we never get anything before time and it will never be more than what is in our luck. It also mentions typical Indian truck lines — speed 40 kilometers per hour, use dipper at night, wait for side, all India permit, horn please, etc.
3. ‘Take posin but do not believe on girls’ : Ignoring the spelling, this is what I call ‘Satyavachan’. The driver has surely had some life changing experiences to be warding off his fellow road mates from the calamity that befalls when you trust a girl. Haha.
4. This one is just another truck on the Indian roads. "Humari chalti hain Logon ki jalti hain…Buri nazar wale nasbandi karaaley"
5. Another satyavachan. This board even catches attention because of its typography and color combination. Boys reading this, you have supporters who feel your pain on the road as well.
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7. In the following truck slogan photo, fatta box means toolbox. The text in Hindi under the lock is "maa kaa aashirwaad" meaning "blessing of mother". The black text on the bumper rod says "Jaha ala vaha sala. Buri nazar vale tera muh kala.". I have no idea about the first sentence that says something about brother-in-law. The second sentence says "Your face is black if you have an evil eye."
8. "Main bada hokar bada truck banoonga" – When I grow up, I will be a big truck.
9. The following Indian truck slogan is just too much. The Hindi words "Has mat pagli pyaar ho jaaega" mean "Don't smile baby. I will fall in love with you.".
10. Just a general truck again running on the Indian roads
11. "Mitra nu shonk hathyaran da" in the next photo means "I am fond of weapons". Some other slogans on the truck say "Use dipper at night", "Mast baba", "Blow horn", etc.
12. The unreadable blue sentence on the below truck says "Shauk nahi madam majburi hai, 1081 chalana zaruri hai." meaning "It is not my hobby madam; driving 1081 is my necessity". 1081 is the truck number.
13. The next photo of truck slogans in India shows a small plate below "Bishnoi" that says "Shama dhal gai, lali chha gai. Dekho Birbal seth tumhaari gaadi aa gai". It translates, "The lamp is dimmed, the atmosphere is orangish. Look lord Birbal your truck has arrived.". The meaning probably is that it is late evening, and I, the driver, have brought your truck my lord Birbal.
There are other typical slogans on this Indian truck like "Horn please", "Speed 40 KMPH", "Wait for side", "Use dipper at night", "AIP" / "All India Permit", etc.
14. Perhaps the best perception of the world is written on the next truck photo — "Vishwaas vaham hai, sachchaai jooth hai.", which means, "Trust is hallucination, truth is false". It also says "Maa kaa aashirwaad" — "Blessings of mother".
15. "Aaye din bahaar ke" slogan in pink-red color written on the next truck photo means "Spring has arrived". It also mentions the truck owner's or truck driver's name — Raju banna [see red text above the bumper rod]. The truck slogan combines some typical lines like "Blow horn", "Wait for side", etc.
16. "Take poison, but don't believe on girls" This one is a typical truck on the Indian roads with typical slogans / quotes / text like "Blow horn", "Use dipper at night", "OK", etc.
17. "Dum hai to cross kar, varna bardash kar" – Overtake me if you have the balls, or else tolerate being stuck behind my ass.
18. India is great! : Let’s start with the most common one. No one misses painting this no matter how much more you may have painted your truck, because patriotism must be displayed. Left, right and centre!
19. Either you say that the country is great or you go out of the box and put it in a quote : ‘ This tree of Neem is not less than Sandal, Lucknow is no less than London.
Well done *Slow clap*
20. Beware! She says she is the sweetheart of the enemy. The last thing you want is a few hundred trucks follwoing you as you run for your life on a dark, spooky road. Don’t like the sound of that do you?
21. "Sonia gandhi tera mooh kala"
Some Other most interesting I've seen are:
"Condom tab tab, youn sambandh jab jab" – Use condoms in case of sexual relations
"Mera bharat mahaan, 100 mein se 99 beimaan" – My India is great, 99 out of every 100 people are dishonest"Bach kar overtake kar, lage na kahin teri gaadi ko nazar" – Overtake carefully, you wouldn't want your car's exploits to attract bad attention
"Latak Mat Tapak Jayega, Jaldi Machayega toh Upar Jayega" – Don't hang you will die, if you are in a hurry you will go up (heaven) soon.
"Amiro ki zindagi, biscuit or cake par, driver ki zindagi, clutch or break per“ – The rich feed on biscuits and cake, while the drivers feed on clutch and brake.
There have been many more actually, but these were the ones I remembered instantly. I'm sure the thousands of trucks in India have more quirky and even funnier lines written on them.
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