<p>This was the reaction of Mother Teresa on winning Nobel Peace Prize back in the year 1979. Likewise, many such interesting facts related to the life of Mother Teresa are on display at ‘Mother Express’ an exhibition on train, that arrived at Ashokapuram Railway Station here on Sunday. <br /><br />The exhibition has been designed by the Committee of Heritage and Culture of the Ministry of Railways in commemoration of 100th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa. Divisional Railway Manager, South Western Railways (SWR), Mysore, B B Verma inaugurated the exhibition.<br /><br />Three bogies<br /><br />In all three bogies form the exhibition, that starts with the rare photographs pertaining to early life of Mother, as Mother Teresa was popular as. <br /><br />Photographs most of them in black and white, showing young Gonxha Agnes (original name of Mother) and her parents, among a few, give an insight into her nascent life. <br /><br />As you move on to the next bogie, you will be introduced to the social service taken up by Mother in Kolkata, her ‘Karmabhoomi’. <br /><br />Photos of the mother speaking to a leprosy patient, Pope John Paul II visiting the <br />Missionaries of Charity in February, 1986, Mother walking down the aisles of a street along with another Sister Agnes, also the first sister to join her in Missionaries of Charity and many more make for a worthy visit. She had won numerous awards and prominent among them are also made available here, with a separate board put up in the bogie. <br /><br />When landline telephone was the only available tool for communication then, Mother had been following a system to enable the visitors know her availability. <br /><br />A board indicating whether she was in or out had been put up at the missionary. <br /><br />However, after her death, the board indicates that she is in. Her mortal remains has been buried in the ground floor of ‘Mother House’. <br /><br />If anybody had inquisitiveness to know mother’s lifestyle, a photo of her living room says it all- A cot and a writing desk, besides a cross on the wall. <br /><br />When she developed respiratory problem, the power went off at the house, making it difficult for the doctors to administer oxygen to her. <br /><br />Earlier on that day, mother was in a tearing hurry as she signed some papers before going for rest. Many such writings related to her final moments move many. <br /><br />The exhibition was inaugurated by Union Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on February 26, 2010 at Sealdah Railway Station in West Bengal. <br /><br />Before Mysore, the exhibition was stationed for three days in Pondicherry. It has also stopped at West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa, Punjab among several other states. <br /><br />The exhibition will remain open on January 3, from 10 am to 6 pm, before leaving towards Bangalore. Entry is free.</p>
<p>This was the reaction of Mother Teresa on winning Nobel Peace Prize back in the year 1979. Likewise, many such interesting facts related to the life of Mother Teresa are on display at ‘Mother Express’ an exhibition on train, that arrived at Ashokapuram Railway Station here on Sunday. <br /><br />The exhibition has been designed by the Committee of Heritage and Culture of the Ministry of Railways in commemoration of 100th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa. Divisional Railway Manager, South Western Railways (SWR), Mysore, B B Verma inaugurated the exhibition.<br /><br />Three bogies<br /><br />In all three bogies form the exhibition, that starts with the rare photographs pertaining to early life of Mother, as Mother Teresa was popular as. <br /><br />Photographs most of them in black and white, showing young Gonxha Agnes (original name of Mother) and her parents, among a few, give an insight into her nascent life. <br /><br />As you move on to the next bogie, you will be introduced to the social service taken up by Mother in Kolkata, her ‘Karmabhoomi’. <br /><br />Photos of the mother speaking to a leprosy patient, Pope John Paul II visiting the <br />Missionaries of Charity in February, 1986, Mother walking down the aisles of a street along with another Sister Agnes, also the first sister to join her in Missionaries of Charity and many more make for a worthy visit. She had won numerous awards and prominent among them are also made available here, with a separate board put up in the bogie. <br /><br />When landline telephone was the only available tool for communication then, Mother had been following a system to enable the visitors know her availability. <br /><br />A board indicating whether she was in or out had been put up at the missionary. <br /><br />However, after her death, the board indicates that she is in. Her mortal remains has been buried in the ground floor of ‘Mother House’. <br /><br />If anybody had inquisitiveness to know mother’s lifestyle, a photo of her living room says it all- A cot and a writing desk, besides a cross on the wall. <br /><br />When she developed respiratory problem, the power went off at the house, making it difficult for the doctors to administer oxygen to her. <br /><br />Earlier on that day, mother was in a tearing hurry as she signed some papers before going for rest. Many such writings related to her final moments move many. <br /><br />The exhibition was inaugurated by Union Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on February 26, 2010 at Sealdah Railway Station in West Bengal. <br /><br />Before Mysore, the exhibition was stationed for three days in Pondicherry. It has also stopped at West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa, Punjab among several other states. <br /><br />The exhibition will remain open on January 3, from 10 am to 6 pm, before leaving towards Bangalore. Entry is free.</p>
