While the regular cab routine may just seem monotonous to everyday cab-goers, this author tried to make her trips museful by seeking for stories in her many trips assimilating her morning routine, nature’s dynamism, changing auras, winding streets and most importantly the cabbie! Deroute away from your regular day towards a destination of laughter, simplicity, emotions & tales of life as penned down not just from a writer’s perspective, but that of a traveler, not across the globe, but through the very local streets between home & work. These 12 riveting cab notes, shortlisted from a 100 more, are sure to leave you smiling and pensive. Amidst frustrating cancellations & unavoidable reroutes, maybe life is just desirous to enhance your journey! The best stories need not come from prodigious experiences, but from daily lives as we route through our turns, embracing the moment whilst capturing its essence, just like in Bindu Chelat’s cab diaries titled "Of Heartbeats & Road Routes".