If only trains could speak, the Darjeeling Mail could have regaled us with stories about the likes of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and Nawab Wajed Ali Shah, to name a few.They were all still alive when she started operating from .
Calcutta may not have a birthday, but there can be no disagreement that the city is an alchemy of multiple events and influences. One such is the arrival of the ruler of Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah arrived in Calcutta in 1856, remained here till his death in 1887 and continues to tick on in the city’s DNA