Train journeys invoke a sense of nostalgia. There was a time when we used to take homemade food while travelling. This was a time when you would only get samosas or kachoris with sabzi along with chai and coffee at the railway stations. Over the years, the Indian Railways has evolved and brought a variety of food services, where one can get their favourite food delivered to their seat.

However, with the food services, came disappointment as most of the people complained about the quality as well as quantity of the food served during the journey. Over the years, many people have disapproved of the food quality served by the Indian Railways. While some choose to stay mum, others voice their concern over social media as it is the easiest way to reach a mass audience in a short span of time. Recently, one such incident took place where a woman chose to speak against the bad quality of food that she was provided with during her recent journey. Netizens also agreed to this harsh reality that now felt more like a normal thing! The woman’s Twitter Bio describes her as a Homoeopathic Doctor and a Content Creator, who works with NGOs. Sharing the picture of the food she was given while travelling by train Bhumika tweeted, “Have you ever tasted your own food @IRCTCofficial? Will you ever give such bad quality and taste to your own family and children? It tastes like food for prisoners. The ticket prices are increasing day by day but you are providing the same bad quality food to your customers.” Later, she also tweeted while tagging the official handle of IRCTC, “This post is not targeting any IRCTC train staff. It’s not the food staff’s fault. They are just doing their job by delivering us IRCTC food. The food staff members came to refund our money and it wasn’t their fault.”
Since the moment she tweeted, the original post was liked and commented on by many people and has got over 627K views with 3599 likes and 657 retweets.
Netizens were quick to respond on this whole fiasco and while many supported her about the quality of food being served on the train, others commented that she should have got her own food from her home if she is that fussy.