Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Arunendra Kumar released
a book, titled ‘India Junction –
A Window to the Nation’ at a function here today. Railway Board Members and
senior railway officials among others were also present on the occasion. There
was also a panel discussion with panelists- Shri Arunendra Kumnar, Sir Mark
Tully and Shri Sandipan Deb. The book has been brought
out by Public Relations Directorate, Railway Board.
The
Indian Railways provides us with a practical, convenient mode of transport, but
its contribution to Indian life goes much beyond that. The Railways is the
lifeline of the nation and, in many ways, its development has been deeply
intertwined with the destiny of India. India Junction—featuring
in-depth, analytical essays that are rich in history; delectable travel pieces;
and some truly amazing and rare photo features—celebrates the changes the
Railways has brought about in our lives; and examines how the Railways itself
has transformed over time.
‘The
Great Indian Railways’ takes us to 1853—the year train travel began in India—and
analyses how it strengthened British rule; ‘Railways’ Filmy Chakkar’ recounts
how Mahatma Gandhi, who was first opposed to the Railways, went on to
effectively use it in the freedom struggle. The travelogues, too, are
delightfully evocative, and bring to vivid life the sights and sounds of train
travel in India, some contemporary, others long consigned to memory. ‘When the
Train Came to DeyraDhoon’ remembers the furore caused by an engine chugging
into a sleepy little town for the first time; ‘On Board the Bombay Express’
recreates the tangy, savoury smells that are released into the carriage—and the
keen appetites that they awaken—when women crack open the tiffin boxes which
they have brought from home.
Featuring
award-winning and renowned authors, including Sir Mark Tully, Ruskin Bond,
Gillian Wright, Ian J. Kerr, Jerry Pinto, Omair Ahmad, Kartik Iyengar, Shoba
Narayan, Sandipan Deb and Sharmila Kantha, India Junction will interest
readers of all hues: students of history, travel buffs, and everyone who loves
a good railway yarn.
From
the pages of INDIA JUNCTION:-
Without
the railways, the three great cities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras would have
remained small colonialtrading ports.
—Sir
Mark Tully
‘Railways
was the greatest force of modernization and unity that India had ever seen.’
—Sandipan
Deb
‘The
development of the railways has been deeply intertwined with the destiny of the
Indian
subcontinent.’
—Sharmila
Kantha
‘In Mumbai locals, there is even a new
subgroup of intimacy: the train friend.’
—Jerry Pinto
‘No Railways,
no India.’—Ian J. Kerr
Source : PIB
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