Which is the last railway station in India?

 🟢Kanyakumari is the last railway station in India where no land border country is there and terminates in Tamilnadu

•Also it is the last railway station in the Southern point.

⭐Also Last railway station it depends upon on geographic location, direction wise

🟢Northern point is Baramulla railway station in Jammu and Kashmir

🟢Western Point is Okha Railway Station in Gujarat

Note- In the future,Naliya railway station in Desalpur - Naliya section which is currently undergoing gauge conversion will be the Western Point last railway station in Gujarat.

•The line to Naliya station will be extended from Bhuj railway station in Gandhidham - Bhuj section.

🟢Eastern point Ledo railway station in Assam

•Also Nearest railway station to Myanmar which is 70km by road

⭐There are several Indian states where railway lines end near international borders or serve as entry points toward neighboring countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.

🇵🇰3 States which gives connectivity to Pakistan

•Rajasthan:-Munabao,Anupgarh

•Munabao is just 2.5 km away to Pakistan

Popular train like Thar Link Express, used to go this route.

•Punjab:-Attari Shyam Singh,Major Entry point towards Lahore Pakistan

•Samjhauta Express (Delhi-Lahore) used to go in this route.

•located roughly 3 km from the Wagah border.

•Other Station in Punjab:Husainiwala Station,

Dera baba Nanak Station,Khem Karan Station

•Jammu & Kashmir:Jammu Tawi Station,44 km away to Sialkot Pakistan.

🇳🇵3 States share border with Nepal

•Bihar:Raxaul Station (Entry Point to Kathmandu which is 140km away

•Jaynagar Station

•Recently 1 train operating from Jaynagar (Bihar, India to Nepal Jaynagar-Kurtha DEMU train

(often listed as JK1/KJ2), which links Jaynagar to Kurtha in Nepal. This cross-border service covers 34.5 km and is operated by Nepal Railways

•3rd one is Jogbani Railway Station

•Laukaha Bazar Station.

•Uttarakhand:Tanakpur (Nearest station to Nepal)

•Uttar Pradesh:-Nepal Ganj Road,Chandan Chauki,Nautanwa

🇧🇹Entry point for Bhutan:-Hasimara (HSA) in West Bengal

•located approximately 17-18 km from the border town of Phuentsholing. Other major nearby stations include New Alipurduar (NOQ) and New Jalpaiguri (NJP), which offer better connectivity to major Indian cities

🇧🇩3 States sharing border with Bangladesh

•a)West Bengal:-Gede Railway Station.

•Main Entry Point for Dhaka and also last railway station in West Bengal.Currently no train operating

•Maitree Express (Kolkata–Dhaka), Bandhan Express (Kolkata–Khulna), and Mitali Express (New Jalpaiguri–Dhaka)

These services connect West Bengal to major Bangladeshi cities,

•Other station in West Bengal:-Petrapole (Near Bangaon Jn,Lalgola,Singhabad (Near Malda Town),

Balurghat,Radhikapur,Haldibari,New Jalpaiguri Jn,New Changrabandha

•Assam:-Mahisasan Railway Station

•Tripura:Sabroom,Agartala

🇲🇲3 States which is near to Myanmar Border

•Assam:-Ledo,Murkongselek

•Manipur:Khongsang Near Imphal,70 km away to Myanmar

•Mizoram:Newly Constructed Sairang Railway Station which is 206km away to Myanma

🇱🇰 Nearest location Railway Station to Sri Lanka:-Rameshwaram is the last railway station and nearest location to Srilanka which is 20km away,though Sri Lanka doesn't have Railway line connecting from Rameshwaramm

•Only option is by flight from Chennai to Sri Lanka or cruise ship from Rameshwaram to Sri Lanka

•Though there is 1 railway station exist Abandoned Dhanushkodi (last land of India).After that no Railway line or by road exist to Sri Lanka.

•So obviously Kanyakumari is the last railway station where no land border is there..after several km will be ocean surrounded 🌊

What are some unseen photos of Indian history which are worth seeing (before 1947)?

 (In random order)

1. Pakistan surrenders to India, 1971

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2. Vajpayee with Kalam after Operation Shakti. (Pokhran II). India conducted a series of 5 nuclear bomb explosions at Pokhran in 1998.

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3. 1936 Berlin Olympics Final: India defeated Germany 8-1
After this match, Hitler offered Dhyan Chand to play for Germany.

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4. After 1962 war

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5. Smiling Buddha :The first Nuclear Test in Pokhran 1974.

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6. Jai Prakash Narayan After Emergency. It was due to this movement that Mrs Gandhi lost the election .

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7. Birth of a new nation: Bangladesh 1971

What are some of the best roads/routes in India?

 Mangalore to Goa highway.

This is my personal favorite route. I've travelled a lot in this route and quite regularly travel in it. From Mangalore till Karwar, there are some beautiful river bridges, amazing scenery in either ways. At times one could see the Konkan railway parallel to it. Of course, there's my favorite Maravanthe beach on the way. At one side if it, there's Sauparnika river, and on the other side, there's the Arabian sea.

Towards Karwar, there are some tunnels and we find some hill stations. There are beaches on the route and coastline is very close to the highway. From Karwar to Goa, there are a couple of ghat roads. The scenery is what makes it my personal favorite. It's like a complete package. I will travel on it very soon.

Mumbai to Pune expressway.

Another scenic route. The expressway is of course very good and fairly disciplined. But what catches the attention of the travellers is the architecture. It's very difficult to construct such roads. Some part of the highway is located on hill and requires years of hard work of construction. The Western ghats makes the route enjoyable to drive on.

During the rainy season, it becomes nearly equivalent to Himalayas. Everywhere around there would be fog and rain.The popular Bhor ghat is something to marvel at. I found it so pleasing. The whole route is so beautiful and one would love to travel often on it. I loved those 18 kms of ride in the ghat road, despite a frustrating traffic.

Ramanathapuram to Dhanushkodi.

This route is very unique. It has only 2 lanes and on the either side of the road, there are coconut trees. There are sand layers on the either sides and it almost feels like a mini desert. The Pamban bridge is iconic in the route and one can't help but appreciate the architecture. Stopping on the bridge to capture the view would give unexplainable joy and thrill.

From Rameshwaram to Dhanushkodi, one would feel like going to a different territory altogether. As one approaches closer towards the beach, it almost feels as if the end of the world is closer! It's such a wonderful road. There are some small lakes around the road. It's so scenic and traveling in it becomes a lifetime memory.

Shivamogga to Honnavara.

I don't think many would he aware of it here. But this is a fantastic route. From Shivamogga to Sagar, there's a good 2-lane road. It's so well built and feels soothing while driving. On the either sides of the road, there's greenery all around. The farm lands around the road makes it an enjoyable ride. There is a short railway line adjacent to the road after Sagar.

Till Sagar, the road is plain and does not often involve a lot of vehicles. From Sagar to Talaguppa comes my favorite part. There's a small stream like structure and in the rainy season, it becomes a dream stuff. Road, railway line, green farms, and the stream all run parallel to each other. From Talaguppa to Honnavara, there's an adventurous ghat. It's an underrated route.

Ballari to Sandur.

One of those routes I'd love to travel repeatedly. From Ballari till Toranagallu, there's the highway that connects Hubli with Ballari. From there, the road takes a diversion. We get to see the mighty township of JSW steels. There are schools, offices, factories, huge power plants, residential area, and other complexes all located in about a radius of 10–15 kms.

It seems as if the place is one of its kind. Soon after it, we can see Donimalai township and the beautiful Narihalla dam near Sandur. It's such a beautiful road. One can see a small ghat and the river right adjacent to it. Upon it, a dam is built. It's such a wonderful route. Much like the earlier mentioned route, it is underrated as well.

Image credits - Google.

What is the most peculiar thing that is only seen in India?

To be honest, unlike my other answers I did not do much work on this. However, I have tried to include the images which Indians themselves, would be able to relate to the most.

Here are some others:

What is actually legal but feels illegal in India?

 

1. Buying groceries from one store, then going to another grocery store with them.
2. Asking someone to turn on their Hotspot. 🥲
3. Marrying in late 20s or after 30.
4. Flushing toilet in the middle of the night.
5. Girls having guy friends and going out with them , similarly boys having female friends while pados wali aunty notices you.
6. Having something of yours in your pocket while in a store that also sells that thing.
7. Wife being taller than husband, and similarly wife being elder than husband.
8. Breaking the kasam your mom forced to take.
9. Asking someone to return your money.
10. Uploading a sad status as a teen.
11. Letting female undergarments dry out in open.
12. When your mom is washing dishes and you put another plate in the basin.
13. Smiling meekly while looking at the phone screen and getting noticed.
14. Asking the sales person about the product and ends up not buying it.

Why doesn't India give Khalistan to Punjabis?

 It would be interesting to look into the history of the demand for Khalistan.

Even when India was getting partitioned in 1947, Akali dal leaders (prominent among them being Kartar Singh, and Baldev Singh) had demanded Khalistan, at the time of India’s partition. Their theory was: if India remains undivided, Sikhs are fine living in undivided India. But if India gets divided, then Sikhs would also want a land of their own, namely Khalistan/Sikhistan.

Baldev Singh and other Sikh leaders, with Stafford Cripps (source Google)

This demand for a separate homeland for Sikhs was impossible to meet however. In undivided India, the demographics of Punjab (which included the Punjab part of Pakistan as well) were: 16 million Muslims, 8 million Hindus, and 4 million Sikhs. Further, there was not even a single district of Punjab, which had Sikh majority.

Hence, Khalistan was out of question. As for the fate of Punjab, an option at the time of partition was to leave Punjab intact and give it in entirely to India or Pakistan. Pakistan had a stronger claim, since Muslims were the biggest component of Punjab’s population. However, this was completely unacceptable to Sikhs, who were reluctant to enter the Islamic nation. Consequently, Punjab was partitioned and most Sikhs migrated to India, from the Pakistan side.

We have come a long way from that point now. India is now a sovereign nation, whose constitution does not allow any portion to secede. Hence, there would be no further partitions of India, going forward.

What are some things about India that foreigners don't believe until they come to India?

 I met a Turkish woman around 32year old in Delhi metro's woman compartment last year. She was with 2 more women, both elderly.

Now, I don't usually engage in conversation with a foreigner but she was sitting next to me and gave me a paper that had some address written on it and asked me how to get here.

It was the address of Select city walk so I guided her how she should get down at Malviya Nagar and where she'll get a cab and all. Long story short, this started the conversation. (I am sticking to her language. Her English was kinda crumbled but solved its purpose.”

Me: “so, how long have you been in India?’

She:” almost month now.”

Me:” so I see you must have visited a lot of places.”

She:” very. Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Agra-- a lot bug cities”

Girl sitting next to me was also listening and asked:” what did you love the most in India.”

She: “Taj Mahal. Very pretty.”

Me: “Nice!”

I asked her what did her family like? Did they love taj mahal too!

And she said this one thing:

“I thought India is a poor country. Tajmahal is the only beautiful thing here. But I was surprised to see so many beautiful monuments here in India. Cities are beautiful too. India is blessed with good natural scenery and buildings.”

I was sitting there smiling and all I said was “yeah!!”

She told me how she loved Hawa mahal, Amer ka Kila, Elephanta caves-- everything. She didn't even expect all this.

When we were at Green park, I told her station was coming so she thanked me with a genuine smile and said, “Indian people are kind.” Awe! Made my day :)

PS: I seriously miss being able to roam around New Delhi in Metro.

Edit1: So many comments right!

Actually, I am not saying that the Taj Mahal is overrated. A Turkish woman who spent grand money in going around India made that comment. Respect it!

Edit2: this is not a hindu Muslim agenda. Please maintain the brotherhood and respect our secularity. I just CAN'T hate muslims at all. The people who helped me grow were never caste specific. I don't want to be someone caste specific as well. I had no intention to give it a hindu-muslim thingy.