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Blog Entry# 60440
Posted: Jul 26 2010 (15:40)

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Jul 26 2010 (15:40)  
 
Manoj Garhwal
Manoj Garhwal   15485 blog posts
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People who have read through IRFCA website surely must have read this hilarious letter. Others who have not read it, please enjoy
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The (in)famous Jackfruit Letter – There is a very persistent legend about a letter purportedly written by an irate railway passenger suffering on account of the premature departure of a train.The letter is claimed to have been written around 1909 (a precise date of July 2, 1909 is also sometimes claimed), addressed to the Divisional Office of the East Indian Railway or the Transportation Superintendent at Sahibganj, West Bengal,
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The text of the letter follows.
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Dear Sir,
I am arrive by passenger train at Ahmedpore station, and my belly is too much full of jack fruit. I am therefore went to privy, Just as I doing the nuisance, that guard making whistle blow for train to go off and I am running with lotah in one hand and dhotie in the next hand. I am fall over and expose my shockings to man, females, woman on platform. I am get leaved at Ahmedpore station.
This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung, that dam guard no wait train 5 minutes for him. I am therefore pray your honour to make big fine on that guard for public sake, otherwise I am making big report to papers.
Your faithful servant,
Okhil Ch. Sen

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Jul 26 2010 (15:44)
Enayet Shameem   172 blog posts
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LoL......
The situation was by far not funny for Mr Okhil Ch. Sen that is for sure.
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Jul 26 2010 (16:21)
Anuj   44 blog posts
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Yes Manoj - this has become a sort of "legendary" letter part of the famous IR History.Am really amazed at the words use to describe the actual position of this dude's experience with IR.Sure is hilarious.
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Jul 26 2010 (16:28)
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And If I am not wrong then Story told by Mr. Sanjay in entry number 60369 may also become History in indiarailinfo.com website, If he would not give answer... LOL
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Jul 26 2010 (20:48)
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I hope people in this era do write this kind of bold letters
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