Photo Exhibition On Indian Railways

Shri Rakesh Misra, General Manager, Southern Railway, inaugurated a photo exhibition at Lalit kala Akademi Art Gallery, No.4,Greams Road, Chennai in commemoration of 160 years of Indian Railways o­n 10.7.2013 (Wednesday) at 16.00 hrs. All Principal Head of the Departments and Divisional Railway Manager, Chennai Division were participated in the augural function. 

The exhibition will remain open for the public from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm daily from 11th July to 16th July 2013. Entry for this exhibition is free. The exhibition “160 years of Indian Railways” is a showcase of selected photographs from the archives of Indian Railways. Indian Railways has entered the 160th year of its existence. History is witness to the fact that Indian Railways formed the nation that is India today. The railways in their own powerful way have paved the way for the growth of the nation and thus are a lasting symbol of India’s unity. 

While the railways is marching steadily towards the future, it is imperative to remember the very foundations on which it was built; it is time to reclaim the past which may be getting lost in the annals of time. Moreover, it has always been the objective of Indian Railways to preserve the past as its rich history is undeniably one of the most compelling tales in the story of India. The photo exhibition does not trace the history of Indian railways sequentially from 1853 to the present. A section has been dedicated to the workmen, who are solely responsible for the running of the railways. The photographs reflect the hard labour which is put in to transport millions of people across thousands of kilometers marking practices most of which are still fundamental to railway working today.