Railways in North Bengal and its Impact on Society and Ecology (1870-1950)

This book is about history of introduction and expansion of Railways in North Bengal and North-east India. It had far reaching results like deforestations at large scale, displacement of people, and in-migration of people from other parts of India and East Pakistan/Bangladesh as well. It also had great impact on local economy. Besides this the history of Railways is a rarely touched subject by scholars and it is an interesting history as well.