Richards Town, Bengaluru, still has its “conservancy lanes,” narrow back lanes behind the big bungalows that once let workers reach the houses for cleaning and other chores without using the…
Wandoor Town, Kerala, is served by a railway that once disappeared completely. The Nilambur–Shoranur line, which passes through Vaniyambalam station near Wandoor, was reconstructed after independence along its original alignment…
Sonari Town, Assam, is home to one of the first two tea estates set up by an Indian. Maniram Dewan, remembered as the first Indian commercial tea planter, established the…
Udalguri Town, Assam, is named after a tree. According to local legend, the area once had so many Odal (Udal) trees that the town took its name from them, with…
Naharkatia Town, Assam, owes its name to a royal execution. According to local tradition, an Ahom noble called Kalia Chaodang beheaded Prince Nahar near the spot where Naharkatia railway station…
Lumding Town, Assam, was once the starting point of one of India’s slowest express trains. After 1992, the Barak Valley Express took about 12 hours 30 minutes to cover 213…
Hojai Town, Assam, gives its name to a district it doesn’t actually govern. The district headquarters, with the Deputy Commissioner’s office, courts and police administration, is at Sankardev Nagar, about…
Dibrugarh Town, Dibrugarh, has the oldest railway station in Northeast India, and it may be close to closing. Dibrugarh Town station (DBRT) dates back to the line opened from the…
Nelamangala Town, Bengaluru, is the point on the city’s north-western edge where the highway to Mumbai and the highway to Mangaluru split. Anyone who has driven out of Bengaluru towards…