Food and Drink

A Farewell To Flavours: The Forgotten Foods Of Indian Railways

From cutlets and railway mutton curry in dining cars to th♔e unremarkable fare available today, the journey of food on the Indian Railway is fa🌊scinating

A tea vendor at a railway station Photo: Shutterstock
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There was a time long, long ago when legendary trains like Kalka Mail, Punjab Mail, Frontier Mail, Howrah Express, and Toofan Mail crisscrossed the subcontinent, ferrying passenge🐭rs and freight from piers and docks to the hinterland and border outpo♔sts.