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| Topic Started: 15 Jul 2013, 10:57 AM (18 Views) | |
| Sandy | 15 Jul 2013, 10:57 AM Post #1 |
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Okhil Babu’s letter to the Railway Department (early 1900’s) ============================================================== “I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow for train to go off and I am running with ‘lotah’in one hand and ‘dhoti’ in the next when I am fall over and expose all my shocking to man and female women on plateform. I am got leaved at Ahmedpur station. This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung that dam guard not wait train five minutes for him. I am therefore pray your honour to make big fine on that guard for public sake. Otherwise I am making big report to papers.” Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption “Travellers’ Tales” in the Far Eastern Economic Review. Any guesses why this letter is of historic value? . . . It led to the introduction of TOILETS in trains! So please don’t think any idea is stupid and discard it. Always Speak up |
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