Okhil Babu’s letter to the Railway Department (early 1900’s )
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Quote:
“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.”
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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!!!!!!!!!
Any guesses why this letter is of historic value?
It led to the introduction of TOILETS in trains!!!!!!!!!
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