Indian Railways

Indian Railways
Dorling Kindersley, Bibek Debroy
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Hardback
h260 x 220mm - 304pg
16 Jul 2020 UK
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9780241414842
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The railways did more than link India - they brought its people together, changing histories, forging destinies, and leaving a lasting legacy. This sumptuously illustrated book traces that history from the early plans of the 1830s - from the laying of the first line, and the expansion of the train network into the heart of the country, to the role of the railways in India' s momentous freedom movement and the high-speed Diamond Quadrilateral project. Indian Railways does more than celebrate the awe-inspiring bridges, stations, tunnels, and locomotives of the railway system. It traces the development of technology, explores the operational and commercial aspects of train travel, and documents the railways' transition from a colonial tool of expansion and trade to an intricate system with a distinct national identity. Most of all, it tells the story of the people who built and planned the railways and the locomotives that ran on them - their vision, their triumphs and tragedies, and their legacy.
Bibek Debroy is a renowned economist, scholar and translator. He has worked in universities, research institutes, industry and for the government. He has widely published books, papers and articles on economics. As a translator, he is best known for his rendition of the Mahabharata in ten volumes, the Bhagavad Gita, the Harivamsha, and the Valmiki Ramayana in three volumes, published to wide acclaim by Penguin Classics. He is also the author of Sarama and Her Children, which combines his interest in Hinduism with his love for dogs.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780241414842
Published: 16 Jul 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Dorling Kindersley Publishers
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Format: Hardback
Height: 260mm
Width: 220mm
Spine: 2mm
Weight: 117g
Pages: 304

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