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India Before Independence: Memories
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... this website. Cover Page. 2019 Top. Left, A Punjabi couple in Lahore 1930s. Right, A man from Rajasthan who went to Assam as a teenager in the 1980s Bottom. Left, A Bengali woman, 1930s. Right, a ... Wednesday, 17 July 2019 -
Growing Up in Turbulent Times, 1947-1956
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Lahore and Delhi, both of which were sweet and sour. Dharampura In my 5th grade, I was studying in DAV School in Dharampura, part of Lahore, close to the Cantonment where my father worked. I recall ... Saturday, 29 June 2019 -
Memories of A Home in Delhi’s Exchange Stores
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... to the river was flooded. Of course we visited it! My Uncle and Aunt loved to entertain, and visitors were very frequent. There were Bhupi Mama's friends from his college days in Lahore, and others he ... Sunday, 02 June 2019 -
Growing up in Delhi in the 1960s and 1970s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Lahore). In this extract from my book, I describe the general atmosphere of Delhi in the 1960's and 1970's, touching upon celebration of festivals and the social life of middle class Muslims in Delhi. ... Tuesday, 07 May 2019 -
My memories of Britain’s long and tortured exit 1931-47
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
R. C. Mody has an M.A. in Economics and is a Certificated Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He studied at Raj Rishi College (Alwar), Agra College (Agra), and Forman Christian College (Lahore). ... Saturday, 27 April 2019 -
Lahore in August 1947, as etched on my mind
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
Satish Chopra was born 1942 in Lahore, and his family moved to Delhi in 1947. After his M.A. from Delhi University, he became a banker, and retired from the Central Bank of India in 2001. He has a passion ... Wednesday, 27 March 2019 -
Bhupendra Hooja – An Obituary
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
... India and Pakistan. During the course of his student days in Lahore in the 1940s, he was a student leader with communist sympathies. Here he came to the adverse notice of the British rulers, and had ... Friday, 22 March 2019 -
Memories of Amritsar Medical School
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... country that started in Lahore in the year 1864. The medical school was shifted to Amritsar in the year 1920. This medical school awarded the LSMF diploma (Licentiate of State Medical Faculty) after four ... Friday, 22 March 2019 -
August 1947 – Azadi (Freedom)
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... were interrupted because I was unable to go back to the university at Lahore. It all happened during my summer vacation. I was at home in Ferozepur, a border city, with my brother, who held a high government ... Friday, 08 February 2019 -
The River Ravi - Then and Now
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... I read today (December 2018) that the river Ravi has run dry in Lahore. Reminded me of the times past. The 1940s. Then, the Raavi (or Ravi) was a majestic River. We used to cross it by the road ... Monday, 31 December 2018 -
My Lahore
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Chandra Sayal is a retired doctor, now living in Derby, England. She worked for over 30 years in the NHS in UK. She was a specialist in Community Medicine and Public Health. Lahore, a place ... Monday, 17 December 2018 -
Face of Partition 1947
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Sardar Khazan Singh, author's paternal grandfather. Lahore. 1880s. I was a little girl in 1947 during the Partition, and although I remember a couple of isolated events, I did not understand what ... Thursday, 13 December 2018 -
My father Dr. D.S. Chowdhary 1902-1959
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
... of the ancient language of Sanskrit. On graduating, he was ordained as a Hindu priest. However, as far as I am aware, he did not go on to practise as such. Instead, he chose to enrol at Lahore Medical ... Tuesday, 25 September 2018 -
Memories of my Ferozepur and my mother
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Here, she got the terrible news that Karuna, her 23 year old daughter, had passed away suddenly at Lahore. At the untimely death of her daughter, she was shattered to pieces and could not pull herself ... Wednesday, 19 September 2018 -
My mother-a devoted teacher
Category: Stories/Stories About Women
... Savitri Hooja Kathuria, my mother, and Jairatan Kathuria leaving Lahore for Karachi shortly after their wedding in March 1942. My mother, Savitri Hooja Kathuria, was a teacher. Well all parents ... Friday, 20 April 2018 -
Pindi Memoirs by a Sikh Son of the Soil - 5
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... blasts in which five people died. I remember in Lahore, the city of gardens, education and cinemas, people used to say "If you haven't seen Lahore, you haven't even been born" but I proudly say that one ... Friday, 30 March 2018 -
My parents’ wedding - 1931
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Reginald was born in Lahore before Partition. He writes books on various subjects pertaining to South Asia. A former London journalist, he now lives in Mid Wales with his actor wife Jamila. His latest ... Wednesday, 28 March 2018 -
My Medical Schooling in the 1960s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Renu Jalota, born in 1942 in Lahore, grew up in Tatanagar and Benares with two brothers and three sisters. Father was a Professor of Psychology. At age 16, I trained in 80-meter hurdles. Came second ... Tuesday, 27 March 2018 -
Shaheed Bhagat Singh: His Martyr’s Notebook
Category: Stories/The Unforgettable
Bhupendra Hooja, born in Lahore in 1920, was a revolution focused student leader, an aspiring actor, a moderately successful scriptwriter and author. In the 1940s, he was a broadcaster for All India ... Monday, 26 March 2018 -
Lajwanti: Triumph and Tragedy
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... had cheered for the Mahatma when he toured Lahore, and Hindus had supported the cause of Khilafat. How could the Muslims even think of breaking away from the Hindustan they had fought for?' It was mind ... Tuesday, 20 March 2018