DANAPUR 12351- A JOURNEY OF DREAMS FROM EKSARI VILLAGE TO KOLKATA CITY

Kolkata's Relationship With The Eksari Village Has Always Been On One Track-Danapur 12351 On Train Tracks.

As Soon As The Morning Came, The Eksari Villager’s Would Reach The Station With Bags And Sacks.

In The Bag, There Would Be Two Dry Rotis, Pickle And A Dream In The Eyes-

I Have To Go To Kolkata And Earn Money.

As Soon As The Train Docks At The Platform, The Compartment Fills Up With The Voices Of The Eksari Village-

Please Move Aside, You Might Get Late For Work.

Hold The Window Brother, You Want Some Fresh Air.

As Soon As The Whistle Blew, It Seemed As If The Whole Eksari Village Was Running Towards Kolkata City.

The Train Was The Strongest Link Connecting The Eksari Village To The Kolkata City.

When The Eksari Village People Reached Kolkata For The First Time, They Had Fear In Their Hearts And Dreams In Their Eyes.

The First Glimpse Of The Kolkata City Was Strange-

The Clang Of The Tram, The Horn Of The Taxi,The Jolt Of The Bus And The Noise Of The Crowd.

Standing In The Middle Was An Innocent Eksari Village Man.

 There Is A Big And Famous Story Of Eksari Village- People Left The Eksari Village In Search Of 

Employment And Reached The Streets Of Kolkata. This Journey Was Not Just About Employment, 

But Also About Struggle, Belongingness And Passion To Live.

Kolkata's Connection With The Eksari Village Was Not Only Through The Streets And Markets, But Also Through The Railway Tracks.

Gradually The Eksari Villager’s Started Setting Up Their Business. It Started Here Work.

Most Of The Eksari Village’s People Went To Dalhousie And Dharmatala To Work. Some Got Jobs In NRI Companies,

 While Some Started Working In The Dalhousie Office Arya. The Journey Of The People Of Eksari Village Started From There.

The Eksari Villager’s Even Set Up Bush Ka Dalla In Chowrangi 1 No, Jawaharlal Nehru Road And Kolkata 13 And Started Small Businesses.

Some Started Running Shops Of Clothes, Glasses, Belts, While Some Started The Business Of Kurta Pyjama In Zakaria Street.

Some Took Up Shoe Selling, While Others Started Working On Porcelain And Leaf Plates.

This Became The Livelihood Of The Eksari Villager’s.

Many People Returned To The Eksari Village, Many Settled In The Streets Of Kolkata.

One Or Two People From The Eksari Village Even Started Repairing Lighters- 

The Voice Of Get Your Lighter Repaired, Brother, Still Reverberates.

After A Hard Day’s Work, There Was Joy In The Evening.

The Movement Of Tram, Taxi, Bus, And In Between The Bustle Of New Market And Pre School Street-

This Became The Daily World Of The Eksari Villager’s. 

Many People From Eksari Village Started Working Around Park Circus And Kamal Cinema Hall.

The Villager’s Made Their Mark Here Too.

They Also Spread The Fragrance Of The Village By Opening Paan Shops In Every Street.

Will You Eat Paan Raja Babu?- This Dialogue Came From The Soil Of The Village And Became Popular In The Streets Of Kolkata.

Eksari Villager’s Made Their Place In Topsia, Splanet, And Even Dhuramtala.

People Who Came From Eksari Village Are Still Working There. Some Are In Small Business, Some Are Labourers, And Some Are Working In Their Offices.

An Entire Generation Of Eksari Village Earned Their Livelihood In These Streets Of Kolkata And The Same Trend Continues Even Today.

Even Today, Some People From The Eksari Village Are Stuck There.

Some Are Running Shops, Some Are Doing Labour Work, Some Are Pounding Tables In Offices.

Life Has Changed, But The Identity Of The Eksari Village Is Still Alive In Every Street Of Kolkata City.

But Even Today When The Whistle Of Danapur 12351 Resonates At The Eksari Village Station,

So The Elderly Smile And Say-This Is The Train That Took Me To Kolkata City In My Youth.

If Danapur 12351Was Not There, The Journey From Eksari Village To Kolkata City Would Never Have Been Completed.

Kolkata City Gave Bread To The Eksari Villager’s, And The Eksari Villager’s Left The Fragrance Of Their Soil In The Streets Of Kolkata City.

And When The Tram Bell Rings In The Evening, It Feels As If That Bell Is Still Singing The Name Of The Eksari Village- 

The Dream Started Here, And It Is Still Alive Here.

This Is The Truth- The Journey From The Eksari Village Started With Danapur 12351,

And Even Today The Relationship Between The Eksari Village And Kolkata City Is Alive On The Same Track.

This Train Still Connects The Eksari Village And The Heartbeat Of Kolkata City.

This Is Not Just A Story Of Work, But A Testimony To The Struggle That Helped The People Of Eksari Village Find A Place In The Hustle And Bustle Of Kolkata.







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