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We, the modern-age people, are so intensely acquainted with the swiftness of everything from internet to vehicles that we have almost chosen to forget how to relish the slow taste of anything. One of the obvious consequences of the fast moving world we live in – Trams in Kolkata are on the verge of getting extinct.
Made immortal by its exhibition in a number of popular films, trams probably still exist in Kolkata due to the rich heritage that it carries and the intense cultural attachment that the inhabitants of Bengal bear in their hearts for this slow trains moving on the tracks constructed on the roads of this bustling metro city. When first inaugurated, it was introduced in several cities throughout the nation. Now, for most of them trams have become too old, mismatching the rush that city life demands.
The bygone fashion of the trams in this new world adds a vintage effect – the big sized tickets, the conductor pulling the rusty bell at the end of the rope and AC buses and branded cars giving way to the trams going zigzag on the tracks. One of the colonial reminiscence that we so closely hold dear to our hearts that it has become symbolic of our own rich heritage. Trams also pass through the busy lanes of College Street or on the tracks running along Maidan canopied by tall trees. People visiting Kolkata for the first time should not miss out on this beautiful experience before it finally becomes mere images in the pages of our history books.
