Mehta Publishing House
KAHANI PAHILYA AAGINGADICHI
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9789353173661
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9789353173661
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$19.07
HALT STATION INDIA CHRONICLES THE DRAMATIC RISE OF INDIA'S ORIGINAL RAIL NETWORK, THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TRAIN, AND THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCE OF A PIONEERING ELECTRIC LINE-ALL IN THE PORT CITY OF BOMBAY. TRAINS THAT ONCE PROVOKED AWE AND FEAR-THEY WERE VIEWED AS FIRE CHARIOTS, SMOKE-SPEWING DEMONS-HAVE TODAY BECOME A NATION'S LIFEBLOOD. TAKING A WALK ALONG INDIA'S FIRST RAIL LINES, THE AUTHOR STUMBLES UPON FRAGMENTS OF THE PAST-A CLOCK AT VICTORIA TERMINUS THAT OFFERS A RARE VIEW OF A CITY; A CANNON NEAR MASJID BUNDER STATION THAT IS WORSHIPPED AS A GOD; A WATCHTOWER OVERLOOKING SION STATION, BELIEVED TO HAVE HOUSED A WITCH. EACH PIT-STOP COMES WITH STORIES OF DESIRE AND WAR, AMBITION AND DEATH-BY DOCKYARD ROAD STATION, FOR INSTANCE, AUTHOR LAURENCE STERNE'S BELOVED, ELIZA DRAPER, FOLLOWED A SAILOR INTO THE SEA; OR CLOSE TO PAREL STATION, THE WIFE OF INDIA'S GOVERNOR GENERAL, LORD CANNING FOUND A GARDEN RICH IN TROPICAL VEGETATION; THIS, SHE REPLICATED AT BARRACKPORE. DRAWING FROM JOURNALS, BIOGRAPHIES, NEWSPAPERS AND RAILWAY ARCHIVES-AND WITH NOSTALGIC, FIRST-TIME ACCOUNTS OF THOSE WHO TRAVELLED BY INDIA'S EARLIEST TRAINS-THE BOOK CAPTURES THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS SPURRED BY THE COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAIN LINE. IN THIS, HALT STATION INDIA IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE RAILWAYS-IT IS THE STORY OF THE GROWTH OF INDIA'S BUSINESS CAPITAL AND A RARE STUDY OF A NATION. ?????? ????????? ????? ?????? ?????. ?? ?????? ?????? ????????? ?????????? ?????. ?? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ????? ???????? ???? ????????? ?????? ???. . ?????????? ????????? ???????????? ???????? ??????,?????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????????? ???? ??????? ?? ???????? ????, ???????? ????????? ?? ???????? ???????? ???. ???????? ????? ?????? ?????,???????? ??????? ??????? ???? ???? ??? ??????????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ? ??????????? ???????? ??????????? ???? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ??????????? ??? ??????.
| Author: Rajendra Aklekar |
| Publisher: Mehta Publishing House |
| Publication Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
| Number of Pages: 260 pages |
| Language: Marathi |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 9353173663 |
| ISBN-13: 9789353173661 |
KAHANI PAHILYA AAGINGADICHI
$19.07
HALT STATION INDIA CHRONICLES THE DRAMATIC RISE OF INDIA'S ORIGINAL RAIL NETWORK, THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TRAIN, AND THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCE OF A PIONEERING ELECTRIC LINE-ALL IN THE PORT CITY OF BOMBAY. TRAINS THAT ONCE PROVOKED AWE AND FEAR-THEY WERE VIEWED AS FIRE CHARIOTS, SMOKE-SPEWING DEMONS-HAVE TODAY BECOME A NATION'S LIFEBLOOD. TAKING A WALK ALONG INDIA'S FIRST RAIL LINES, THE AUTHOR STUMBLES UPON FRAGMENTS OF THE PAST-A CLOCK AT VICTORIA TERMINUS THAT OFFERS A RARE VIEW OF A CITY; A CANNON NEAR MASJID BUNDER STATION THAT IS WORSHIPPED AS A GOD; A WATCHTOWER OVERLOOKING SION STATION, BELIEVED TO HAVE HOUSED A WITCH. EACH PIT-STOP COMES WITH STORIES OF DESIRE AND WAR, AMBITION AND DEATH-BY DOCKYARD ROAD STATION, FOR INSTANCE, AUTHOR LAURENCE STERNE'S BELOVED, ELIZA DRAPER, FOLLOWED A SAILOR INTO THE SEA; OR CLOSE TO PAREL STATION, THE WIFE OF INDIA'S GOVERNOR GENERAL, LORD CANNING FOUND A GARDEN RICH IN TROPICAL VEGETATION; THIS, SHE REPLICATED AT BARRACKPORE. DRAWING FROM JOURNALS, BIOGRAPHIES, NEWSPAPERS AND RAILWAY ARCHIVES-AND WITH NOSTALGIC, FIRST-TIME ACCOUNTS OF THOSE WHO TRAVELLED BY INDIA'S EARLIEST TRAINS-THE BOOK CAPTURES THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS SPURRED BY THE COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAIN LINE. IN THIS, HALT STATION INDIA IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE RAILWAYS-IT IS THE STORY OF THE GROWTH OF INDIA'S BUSINESS CAPITAL AND A RARE STUDY OF A NATION. ?????? ????????? ????? ?????? ?????. ?? ?????? ?????? ????????? ?????????? ?????. ?? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ????? ???????? ???? ????????? ?????? ???. . ?????????? ????????? ???????????? ???????? ??????,?????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????????? ???? ??????? ?? ???????? ????, ???????? ????????? ?? ???????? ???????? ???. ???????? ????? ?????? ?????,???????? ??????? ??????? ???? ???? ??? ??????????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ? ??????????? ???????? ??????????? ???? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ??????????? ??? ??????.
| Author: Rajendra Aklekar |
| Publisher: Mehta Publishing House |
| Publication Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
| Number of Pages: 260 pages |
| Language: Marathi |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 9353173663 |
| ISBN-13: 9789353173661 |
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