Our Indian Railway: Themes in India's Railway History

Roopa Srinivasan; Manish Tiwari; Sandeep Silas

doi:10.1017/UPO9788175968264

This book commemorates 150 years of railways in India. Introduced under colonial rule in the second half of the nineteenth century, the railways soon embraced the length and breadth of India bringing with it rapid political, economic, ecological and cultural changes. The articles in this book explore the impact of this technological phenomenon from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives. From early railway thinking in renaissance Bengal, to railway policing in Uttar Pradesh and issues of management to railway themes in literature, the writers in this volume reveal the world of the railways in all its exciting facets. The photo essay invokes the nostalgic world of steam with a series of evocative images. In the twenty-first century, the ever expanding horizon of the railways continues to draw in people and goods in the third largest railway network in the world.

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Foreword
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Preface
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Introduction
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1 - The Colonial Context of the Bengal Renaissance: A Note on Early Railway–Thinking in Bengal
pp 1-22
- By Dipesh Chakrabarty
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2 - Minute by Dalhousie on Introduction of Railways in India, as Submitted to the Court of Directors, 4 July 1850
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3 - Ackworth Committee Report
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4 - Competition and Adaptation: The Operation of Railways in Northern India: Uttar Pradesh 1860–1914
pp 50-76
- By Ian D. Derbyshire
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5 - Economic Nationalism and the Railway Debate, circa 1880-1905
pp 77-120
- By Bipan Chandra
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6 - Railway Policing and Security in Colonial India, c. 1860–1930
pp 121-154
- By David A. Campion
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7 - Indian Nationalism and Railways
pp 155-172
- By Visalakshi Menon, Sucheta Mahajan
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8 - The Railway in Colonial India: Between Ideas and Impacts
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- By Iftekhar Iqbal
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9 - The Dark Side of the Force: Mistakes, Mismanagement and the Malfeasance in Early Railways of the British Indian Empire
pp 187-213
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10 - Tunnels and Bridges: Railways, Narrative and Power in two Novels of India
pp 214-229
- By Peter Morey
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11 - A View of the History of Indian Railways
pp 230-241
- By Mark Tally
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12 - The Romance of Steam
pp 242-244
- By Dileep Prakash
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Foreword
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-xii

Introduction
pp xiii-xxxiv

1 - The Colonial Context of the Bengal Renaissance: A Note on Early Railway–Thinking in Bengal
pp 1-22

2 - Minute by Dalhousie on Introduction of Railways in India, as Submitted to the Court of Directors, 4 July 1850
pp 23-40

3 - Ackworth Committee Report
pp 41-49

4 - Competition and Adaptation: The Operation of Railways in Northern India: Uttar Pradesh 1860–1914
pp 50-76

5 - Economic Nationalism and the Railway Debate, circa 1880-1905
pp 77-120

6 - Railway Policing and Security in Colonial India, c. 1860–1930
pp 121-154

7 - Indian Nationalism and Railways
pp 155-172

8 - The Railway in Colonial India: Between Ideas and Impacts
pp 173-186

9 - The Dark Side of the Force: Mistakes, Mismanagement and the Malfeasance in Early Railways of the British Indian Empire
pp 187-213

10 - Tunnels and Bridges: Railways, Narrative and Power in two Novels of India
pp 214-229

11 - A View of the History of Indian Railways
pp 230-241

12 - The Romance of Steam
pp 242-244

Index
pp 245-253

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