Nilgiri Mountain rail

Indian Railway Museum

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December 25th 2006
Indian railway history dates back more than 100 years when the British first introduced the steam train in 1853 between Bombay and Thana. Since then Indian railways have come a long way. The vast network is divided and managed by 6 major dvisions such as Southern railway for south, Northeastern railway and so on. Almost all the nooks and corners of India can be reached by rail. For such a vast ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more