Indian Railways: A Journey

Q.L. Gautama was born in Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh) on 11 November, 1925 and acquired the name of Qanauji Lal. After obtaining a diploma in Civil Engineering, he served with the Railways as a Railway Engineer and throughout his tenure, he got more publicity because of the initial "Q" in his name. He graduated from Delhi University with Urdu as his main subject. He inherited Urdu from his father who was a Persian scholar and gained fluency in Urdu from his grandmother who spoke Taksali Urdu. The author is an admirer of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar but could not resist the temptation to differ with this "intellectual giant" because of his contempt for the Brahmins and Hinduism. He is a Vedantist and his spiritual Guru is Swami Rama Tirtha. "Khamkhanai Rama" (Urdu) is his gospel.