TRIBUTES TO GANDHI ON TRACK

Mahatma Gandhi, whose garlanded photograph has pride of place in many Indian stationmasters’ offices, was once asked why he always travelled in Third Class rail compartments. “Because there is no Fourth Class,” he replied.

The 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth is being celebrated this year by Indian Railways with a simple image of his familiar spectacles displayed on all the network’s coaches. The spectacles are the logo of the Indian government’s flagship Clean India campaign, which has created 60million new toilets across the nation since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014.

More than 40 stations which have a special association with Gandhi will be

Mahatma Gandhi had an affinity for rail