Introduction ‘Come children, let’s play a game, Someone comes and someone goes, This is a game of this world, Bell rings at every station, Signal will be given and the flag will wave, Then the train starts moving, Chuk chuk chuk chuk goes the train!’ — Train Song from 27 Down (1974) A cursory glance … Continue reading Genre, Iconography & Ideology: Imaginings of the Train in Indian Cinema – Introduction