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A City where everything is possible, especially the impossible.

Where lovers first love and then marry,
Where there is place for every Tom, Dick and Harry

Where telephone bills make a person ill,
Where a person cannot sleep without a pill.

Where carbon-dioxide is more than oxygen,
Where the road is considered to be a dustbin,

Where college canteens are full and classes empty,
Where Adam teasing is also making an entry,

Where a cycle reaches faster than a car,
Where everyone thinks himself to be a star,

Where sky scrapers overlook the slum,
Where houses collapse as the monsoon comes,

Where people first act and then think,
Where there is more water in the pen than ink,

Where the roads see-saw in monsoon,
Where the beggars become rich soon,

While working with Mr. Bugru, I have always found him
working studiously and sincerely at his table without
gossiping with colleagues in the office. He seldom
wastes his time on useless things. Given a job, he always
finishes the given assignment in time. He is always
deeply engrossed in his official work, and can never be
found chitchatting in the canteen. He has absolutely no
vanity in spite of his high accomplishment and profound
knowledge of his field. I think he can easily be
classed as outstanding, and should on no account be
dispensed with. I strongly feel that Mr. Bugru should be
pushed to accept promotion, and a proposal to management be
sent away as soon as possible.

Project manager
Harry Reporter

A second note following the report:

Mr. Bugru was present when I was writing the report mailed to you
today. Kindly read only the alternate lines 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,.......
for my true assessment of him.

Regards,
Project manager
Harry Reporter

It was built under the supervision of H.S. Harington, Chief Engineer. From 1847 the narrow gauge track (2ft. 6 in. gauge) runs through picturesque mountain scenery ascending from 2800 feet to 7000 feet. From Kalka (at 640 m) the track rises to Simla Railway Station (2060 m) through 102 tunnels and passes through 800 bridges and 900 curves.

The 105-year-old railway line that meanders through the hills between Kalka and Shimla, covering 102 tunnels and 800 bridges, now officially declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO


The Kalka-Shimla railway line was built during British rule to connect the then summer capital of India, Shimla, with other parts of the country. The two-feet-six-inches narrow gauge railway line that covers a distance of 96 km was officially opened for traffic Nov 9, 1903.

It covers 20 railway stations on this 96 km stretch. Some of prominent tourist spots are Dharampur, Solan, Kandaghat, Taradevi, Barog, Salogra and Summerhill.


There are also ghost tales associated with these tunnels. A popular lore is of the engineer who built the tunnel at Barog(longest tunnel 2.8 Km) town. He is said to have committed suicide after committing an error while drafting its design. Many passengers have claimed to have seen the ghost of the engineer sitting near the railway track. And one thing that I will personaly want to add is If you are a photographer and fond of natural photography then you must!!...must. use this
track..because speed of this train is so slow that you can step down anywhere for photography and board again!

So when you are coming to shimla?

• Churchgate has neither a church nor a gate. It is a railway station.
• There is no darkness in Andheri.
• Lalbaag is neither red nor a garden.
• No king ever stayed at Kings Circle .
• Nor did Queen Victoria stay at Victoria Terminus.
• Nor is there any princess at Princess Street .
• Lower Parel is at the same level as Parel
• There are no marines or sailors at Marine Lines.
• The Mahalaxmi temple is at Haji Ali not at Mahalaxmi.
• There are no pigs traded at Dukar bazaar.
• Teen bati is a junction of 3 roads, not three lamps.
• Trams used to terminate at Kings circle not Dadar* Tram Terminus (Dadar T.T.).
• Breach Candy is not a sweetmeat market, but there is a Hospital.
• Safed Pool has the dirtiest and blackest water.
• You cannot buy coal at Kolsa street.
• There are no Iron smiths at Lohar chawl.
• There are no pot makers at Kumbhar wada.
• Lokhandwala complex is not an Iron and steel market.
• Null bazaar does not sell taps.
• You will not find ladyfingers at Bheendi Bazaar.
• Kalachowki does not have a black Police station.
• Hanging Gardens are not suspended.
• Mirchi Gully does not sell chillies.
• Figs do not grow in Anjir Wadi.
• Sitafals do not grow in Sitafal Wadi,
• Jackfruits do not grow at Fanaswadi.
• But it is true that you may get fleeced at Chor Bazaar!