- By Shailvee Tiwari
- Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:32 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bengaluru Woman Viral Post: If you’ve ever taken a metro ride hoping for a little peace, this story will hit home. A Bengaluru woman recently shared an experience from the Delhi Metro that instantly struck a chord with daily commuters and reopened the never-ending debate around public manners. The woman, Ananya Gupta, took to X to narrate what started as a simple train ride. She was quietly reading when a fellow passenger decided to scroll through Reels at full volume. Clearly annoyed, she didn’t stay silent. She gave him a sharp look and said, "bhaiya public space mein ho, volume kam karlo".
To her surprise, the man actually listened and turned the sound down. But the relief didn’t last long. At the very next station, another passenger got in, sat right beside her, and did the exact same thing: loud Reels, no headphones, zero hesitation. That’s when the realisation hit. As she put it in her post, "I don't ask anymore, there is no point."
Watch The Viral Video Here:
this one time on the Delhi metro I was reading while this man blasted reels on full volume, to which I gave him the death stare and said "bhaiya public space mein ho, volume kam karlo"
— Ananya Gupta (@an2_yea) January 15, 2026
he surprisingly complied.
At the next station - another man onboarded, sat right next to me,…
The post shared yesterday on X (Formerly Twitter) quickly picked up steam online, crossing 9k views and sparking a flood of reactions. Many users jumped in with similar stories, while others debated why basic noise etiquette still feels optional in public spaces.
"I had an ultimate experience happen to me once. Back in 2023, I boarded a Metro from the Japan Airport to my hotel. I always have my earphones on. But my parents called me, and my phone rang! The whole carriage stared at me like I committed a murder or worse," a user wrote. "India lacks only civic sense in public forums. The rest are fine to become a developed economy," a second user wrote.
"Being a delhite I don't prefer to travel in the Delhi metro. I had the same experience a few years back, and since then never thought of travelling via metro. Stinky, touchy, loud, etc., etc., people all around you and sometimes drunk too," wrote a third user. "We need public behaviour rules in India desperately, with heavy fines if proven guilty," added a fourth user.
In the end, it wasn’t just one metro ride she was talking about: it was a shared frustration that many commuters silently carry every single day.