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Glimpses into the life of an administrator
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
Meenakshi Hooja (nee Mathur) was born at Jhalawar on 26th June, 1952 and after spending early years of her childhood at Jhalawar, Bikaner and Ajmer moved to Jaipur with her parents and family. Meenakshi ... Saturday, 14 April 2018 -
Memories of pre-1947 Kohat and a visit in 2004
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... here with is wife Savita, was born in Kohat in 1945, only to leave at partition. Family moved from Delhi to Ajmer to settle in Jaipur. Went overseas after IIT Delhi only to come back to get married in ... Monday, 05 March 2018 -
My great-grandfather: the Dewan of Pratapgarh and Barrister-at-Law
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... and grandchildren live. When I was a child, my mother, Rummni Devi Bhatnagar, narrated many stories about her Nanaji (her mother's father), Shri Gauri Shankarji, a Barrister stationed at Ajmer. What ... Thursday, 08 February 2018 -
Student days in Jaipur – with sports on my mind
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... of Bikaner. Mayo Public School Ajmer was founded in 1895 by Earl of Mayo, Viceroy of India. Mayo's curriculum was similar to Eton College. BSP and BHS (Birla School) Pilani, Rajasthan founded in 1944 had ... Friday, 27 October 2017 -
साला, मैं तो साहिब बन गया!
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... (Chanda). Mid-1950s. Probably Bikaner. Initially he was posted to some very small towns like Alwar, Bharatpur, and Jhalawar, and then to three bigger cities - Udaipur, Bikaner, and Ajmer before reaching ... Monday, 11 September 2017 -
The Rise and Fall of the Princely State of Alwar
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... the gaddi in 1892 at the age of 10. Once again, the rule of Political Department was revived till Jey Singh became 21. In between, he was sent to Mayo College Ajmer, where his talent as a student and in ... Sunday, 16 April 2017 -
Brigadier Raghubir Singh – Maha Vir Chakra
Category: Stories/Armed Forces Heroes
Divij Sharma studied at Mayo College, Ajmer, St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and got his MBA from MICA, Ahmedabad. After working as an Investment Banker with a leading Indian International Bank headquartered ... Thursday, 29 December 2016 -
Movies and Tongas - Take a Ride to the 1950s
Category: Stories/Historical Fiction
... the evening. Thus began my initiation to the local transport in a small town. I did take another Tonga ride much later on when I got posted to Ajmer in early 1980s. Tonga was the preferred mode of transportation ... Sunday, 11 December 2016 -
My Nanaji: A Sublime Extremist
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
... with my mother, Tilak Kota. 1972. My Naniji and Nanaji at my parents' wedding. Jaipur. 1974 His son, my mama (maternal uncle) Subhash went to Mayo College, a boarding School at Ajmer, which was ... Saturday, 27 August 2016 -
My meetings with Prime Minister Desai when he was out of power
Category: Stories/The Unforgettable
... story to be included here), it provided a very cool driving experience! Daddy bought the car in Bikaner but it was registered in Ajmer, where he was posted as Collector from September 1957 to July 1958. ... Monday, 22 August 2016 -
Youthful cricket days in Jaipur 1960s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... managers of the Rajasthan University were Prof L. N. Mathur from Government College, Ajmer and Prof Verma from the Chemistry Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. The Royal Club was a prestigious ... Friday, 19 August 2016 -
My Challenging, Fruitful M.A. in Economic and Public Administration
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Again, I attended three different colleges in three different towns (Bikaner, Ajmer, and Jaipur). Because of these changes, I missed out on many portions of the tough B. Sc. syllabi with inevitable, disastrous ... Tuesday, 11 August 2015 -
Science and Cricket at Agra College
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Rohington Baria Inter-Varsity tournament. At that time, Agra University comprised of colleges of Central India (Indore, Gwalior, Bhopal, etc.), Rajasthan (Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, etc.) and Western UP (Meerut, ... Monday, 29 June 2015 -
Mhow to Mt. Abu by Train (1943)
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... solo train journey. My bags and baggage were all packed. With fifty Rupees (about 1,000 Rupees in today's money) on me, I was put on the train for Ajmer. At Ajmer, where I had to change trains to the Delhi ... Wednesday, 20 February 2013 -
Acceptance of India's Partition by Indian leaders - June 3 1947
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... Frontier Province, and the representatives of Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara and Coorg have already made progress in the task of evolving a new Constitution. On the other hand, the Muslim League Party, including ... Saturday, 18 February 2012 -
The bicycle of my dreams
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... own ‘wheels' - with them would come freedom to roam and grown-up status. The problem was money. My father, an IAS officer, was living in Ajmer as Member, Revenue Board, while the rest of the family was ... Thursday, 17 November 2011 -
My Memories of Sardar Patel
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... plus Ajmer a British Indian territory surrounded by Princely states. However, Mt. Abu, the only hill station in the region was quietly taken out and merged with Bombay state. This was regarded as a move ... Wednesday, 28 July 2010 -
Roses Red and Papers Brown: Five Years at Delhi University
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... the grey rocks and thorny acacia of the Ridge to a delicate green on which peacocks danced.... The fluted columns and marble tombs of Delhi College, then at Ajmeri Gate, while we waited anxiously for the ... Saturday, 01 December 2007 -
Memories of My Dadi and Nani by Renu Khanna née Chatterji
Category: Stories/Stories About Women
... new generation of Singhas, Chatterjis, and Rudras came to know her benign influence. The year Gyanesh and Ila had to go to Paris for a UNESCO conference, she moved to the home of the Bhatias in Ajmer. ... Sunday, 01 July 2007 -
Growing Up in Small-town Rajasthan
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... two years. Between 1946, from where my memory starts, until 1958, when I started to go college, we lived, in succession, in Alwar, Bharatpur, Alwar, Udaipur, Jhalawar, Bikaner, and Ajmer, all in Rajasthan. ... Sunday, 01 July 2007