Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses have a dedicated fan following on Instagram
The Hindu
Photographs and videos are chosen with care. Drone shots and filters add to the drama. The focal point of their affection, veneration or obsession, depending on how one sees it, is unexpected: Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, affectionately called ‘aanavandi’ (loosely translated as ‘elephant vehicle’), a reference to the two elephants in the KSRTC logo.
The aanavandi has close to 100 dedicated fan pages on Instagram, while KSRTC’s official Instagram handle has only a few thousand followers. Fans see them as a gateway to childhood nostalgia, while others see it as love born out of frequently travelling in these buses. For many, it is a mixture of both.
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