Perhaps not an exaggeration when emphasis are noted as seen below. +++++ " Priti Kumari, 34, is the first woman train driver on India's vast western railway network." (emphasis on WRN) & Tracking the journey of Mumbai's first woman train driver by Prachi Pinglay (emphasis on Mumbai's first, which follows emphasis of WRN in the above sentence) +++++ Not sure whether the language could have been better. I leave that to the grammarians. Saying anything further could get misconstrued. To conclude: She is not the FIRST WOMAN in the WHOLE of INDIA. BUT is on WESTERN RAILWAY. Thank you Gabe for for remembering and pointing out India's first woman driver (engineer -- a term not employed in India). This was about Mumbai, hence made the connection to Goa/Goans, as also included Bernardo -- my Dad, a Goan man whose runs was merely from Mumbai's Docks to Wadala and a bit afar -- a shunting driver (different focus, different pace): "Thought a Goans(sic) would be the first one to made the grade -- on the Mumbai and suburbs gradient..." A Goan woman!
The upper casing is not meant to belittle. Please. ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:10:01 +0100 > From: Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Priti Kumari, 34, is the first woman train > > driver on India's vast western railway network > > On 30 October 2010 04:40, Venantius J Pinto <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > Thought a Goans would be the first one to made the grade -- on the > Mumbai > > and suburbs gradient, but " Priti Kumari, 34, is the first woman train > > driver on India's vast western railway network." > > ++++++++++++++ > > Tracking the journey of Mumbai's first woman train driver by Prachi > Pinglay > > "When some fisherwomen saw me in the motorman's cabin, they sang and > danced > > for me. It was lovely," she says. > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11644810 > > > > +++++++++++++ > > Mt father Bernado was an engine driver with BPT.. Coincidentally, I > picked > > up and issue of Railfan & Railroad at NYs Penn Station-- a railroad > > magazine > > I read from time to time. > > ++ > > vjp > > > > RESPONSE: Trust the BBC to make a boob like this! They had shown us the > first Indian woman driver in their documentary in 2008! > '' > *2. DREAMS * > Follow the dreams of railway employees such as Mumtaz Kaz, India's first > female train driver, who has to find a wife for her brother and get him > married in just eight weeks - all while working full-time. '' > http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/bombay-railway.shtml > > > > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM > > Gabe Menezes. > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
