The history of railways in India is inextricably linked with British colonial rule. While the British laid down the tracks primarily for economic exploitation, administrative control and military logistics, its introduction led to significant socio-economic transformation, shaping the subcontinent's future through industrialisatio🌞n.
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Gandhi at a railway station in Bengal, 1946
Photo: Getty Images
Gandhi at a railway station in Bengal, 1946
Photo: Getty Images
