Train to Oblivion: Mari Indus Station

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desert_bird January 29, 2016, 7:53am 3

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What is dak bunglow?

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Dak bungalow

A dak bungalow, dak-house or dâk-bungalow was a government building in British India under Company Rule and the Raj. It may also refer to some similarly built or -used structures in modern India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The dak bungalows carried on a tradition of caravanserais, dharamshalas, and other guesthouses erected by Indian rulers for both Hindu and Muslim pilgrims. The India Office possesses a diary with the entry for 25 November 1676 noting "It was thought fitt... to sett up Bungal...

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