In the city of Calcutta, when Rabindranath was born, there was no trams,buses or motor cars. Only horse driven cars were available. The horses moved in the city raising dust all around and the coachman used to whip the horses to keep them on the right track. The marks of the whip lashes became invisible in the bony recesses on the horse's back. Life was slow and leisurely and betel chewing clerical staff sometimes came to their offices in shared carriages.
