It was a tram on a pair of narrow railway tracks pulled by horses.
But Ganga Rams horse train remained in used for decades, long after the country had gained independence.
His father, Daulat Ram Agarwal, was a junior sub-inspector at a police station there.
The family later moved to Amritsar, where Ganga Ram studied in a government-run high school.
Ganga Ram fulfilled this brief and exceeded expectations, and then retired from service in 1903.
Upon retiring, Ganga Ram returned to Punjab to pursue his lifelong passion, agriculture.
Within just three years, he transformed this extensive desert into lush, productive fields.
This undertaking marked the largest private enterprise of its kind, previously unheard of and unimaginable in the country.
Sir Ganga Ram amassed considerable wealth from this endeavor, most of which he generously donated to charitable causes.
Railway tracks of the Ghoda train.
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The trollies with benches bolted to the floor.
The horse stables were also found completely deserted.
People used the service to commute between the two villages.
This restoration could serve not only as a means of transportation but also as a monument to cultural heritage.
Ganga Ram died in London in 1927.
While the ashram is no longer here, his tomb, the Ganga Ram Samadhi, still stands.
