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My Medical Schooling in the 1960s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... done glacier travel in New Zealand and Tasmania. Never married, I have remained independent and active in social and political circles. I visit India often. When Banaras Hindu University announced the ... Tuesday, 27 March 2018 -
My College Days Memories—Sweet &Sour, Cardinal leaving their Ghosla in New Delhi going to Blue Jay Ghosla at Johns Hopkins Univ.
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... I enjoyed the home cooking of my mother. Then I moved to Banaras for 2nd year of I.Sc. in Central Hindu College in Kamaccha, Banaras, which used to be Annie Besant College. It was a branch of Banaras ... Wednesday, 08 November 2017 -
Golden Age of Rajasthan University, Jaipur - 1960s and 1970s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... became Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. And several more distinguished scholars. I used to hear their debates and lectures in the campus. I would also like to mention about Prof Ziauddin ... Saturday, 21 October 2017 -
From Bannu to Corning – Notwithstanding the trauma of Partition
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... My father. 1906-1956. He got an engineering degree from Banaras Engineering College (1922-1926), joined the Military Engineering Services (MES) in 1926. He built a big haveli in Santpura - a newer section ... Friday, 20 October 2017 -
My first job at Rourkela and India’s Five Year Plans
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... and doubled the stock price in four years. He received Lybrand Silver Medal in 1971 from Institute of Management Accountants. I graduated from Banaras Engineering College in June 1958. In August 1958, ... Wednesday, 18 October 2017 -
Festival of Classical Music – Delhi 1957
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Makhan Khayo. And what can one say about Girija Devi? Listening to the thumri Ras ke Bhare tore Nain, one got lost in the gushing sound of Ganga at Banaras. Read what she has to say in her biography: ... Wednesday, 24 May 2017 -
Chapter 8: Early times after my wedding
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... to carry my grandfather's ashes, and also that my mother's, to Kashi (also known as Banaras) for immersion there and perform the first death anniversary of my grandfather in Gaya. While going all the way ... Friday, 08 January 2016 -
Memories of the 1950s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Banaras Hindu University, Aligarh Muslim University, Punjab, Delhi, Allahabad, Osmania, Baroda, Mysore and Agra. They were followed by other universities of varying qualities. At the time, there were no ... Thursday, 24 September 2015 -
Getting into the Armed Forces Academy
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... amused. There was no time for any clumsy manoeuvres He decreed that we must leave for Deoghar that very evening and obtain the Guru's blessings. Ma and I left for Deoghar that night by the Banaras Express. ... Sunday, 06 July 2014 -
Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in pre-1947 Lahore
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... more affluent would travel to Banaras to consign the remains to the waters of the sacred river Ganga. It was believed that this would free the departed soul from the endless cycle of death and rebirth. ... Saturday, 01 June 2013 -
An Indian Naval Officer Remembers
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Homes, RN. The commanding officer was Captain Daya Shanker, Indian Navy, who was a very capable engineer. My assistant divisional officer was Lt. N.D. Tiwari, Indian Navy, a graduate of Banaras Hindu University. ... Tuesday, 27 March 2012 -
My Memories of Sardar Patel
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... for his work in connection with the Banaras Hindu University. Early impressions Sardar Patel, though known very well, did not inspire me. I was surprised when I learnt that he was a Barrister from ... Wednesday, 28 July 2010 -
Contributors
Category: Book/Contributors
... in metallurgical engineering from Banaras Hindu University, Anil has a PhD in Materials Science from MIT, and is a research scientist with General Motors R&D Centre in Detroit, USA. Fiona Shrikhande Fiona ... Friday, 18 April 2008 -
Growing up in Lucknow in 1940-1950s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... was one of the ten children (seven brothers and three sisters) of a family living in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. He went for his education to Banaras Hindu University and Allahabad University. In the late ... Friday, 01 February 2008