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Train Dreams

Posted March 9, 2025 by Amitava Kumar & filed under Media, Writing.

 

I’m lucky to have an essay of mine published as the Weekend Essay at the New Yorker. Please read the piece here. I have also compiled a few images from my trip in my latest Substack newsletter.

Here’s an image that I was unable to include in the album, of Bihari migrant workers from one of the unreserved train cars.

 

Tags: Amitava Kumar, Himsagar Express, New Yorker, Travel Writing

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