I got this forward from a friend.
Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway office in 1909. It is on display at the
Okhil Babu's letter to the Railway Department :
"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."
Any guesses why this letter was of historic value?
It apparently led to the introduction of toilets on trains in
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I thought that this letter is synonymous with some Lalu's incident that must have happened recently. Tone of the voice and language is still used by some people.
hey Prashant,
Hows u??
How life in singapore?
Just returned from germany trip and was awesome..
dude, i hope you got in touch with heku. me not having chance to do that yet. will call him today.
Oh gr88.. this stupid looking letter actually created history.. thanx for nice piece of info..
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