A 100 year old letter

By Research Desk
about 8 years ago

There is a very interesting letter which the Indian Railways received some 100 years ago. Pardon the bad English but that’s part of the point – irrespective of the mastery over the language, what is important is that you get the message across.

COMPLAINT LETTER TO THE RAILWAYS IN 1909!!
Okhil Babu`s letter to the Railway department:

Date: 02 - 07 - 1909
Divisional Railway Officer,
Sahibgunj,

Respected Sirs,

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 or train to go off and I am running with lotaah in one hand and dhoti in the next when I am fall over and expose all my shocking to man and female women on platform. 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.

Your faithful Servant,
Okhil Chandra Sen

Okhil Babu wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway officer in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption Travellers Tales in the Far Eastern Economic Review. Any guesses why this letter is of Historic Value?
It led to the introduction of TOILETS in trains in India...!!!!

So no idea is stupid.  Do ventilate your feelings, no matter how good or bad  your English is!

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