what was people's reaction to the introduction of railways in the mid 1850?
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People were not ready to accept it. They were suspicious of the change. The British had introduced it.
Orthodox people noted that the lower and upper castes were made to sit side by side in the compartments, and considered it a deliberate attempt by the British to defy their religion.
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Conditions in India were quite different from those in Britain. Many British and Indians, who had a better understanding about India’s topography and geography, opposed the construction of railways as a "premature and expensive undertaking" and a "hazardous and "dangerous venture". Certain opponents doubted the feasibility of introduction of railways in India citing poverty, extreme climate with torrential rains, violent storms, high mountains, sandy deserts and dense forests.
But the process of building a railway network that would one day not only captivate the nation but the whole world had already begun.
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