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My paternal grandparents and family
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... children: Jagdish, Kaushalya, Shakuntala (kunto) Savitri, Shanta and Swaraj were her children. She died on 11 May 1923 from pneumonia. Uncle Birbal and Aunty Savitri lived in Lucknow. Birbal was a famous ... Sunday, 20 August 2017 -
The Rise and Fall of the Princely State of Alwar
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... later in Lucknow - she was the ex-maharani of Datia then. She told me how well enshrined the memories of that day were, in her mind and heart). It was a great funeral the like of which was not given to ... Sunday, 16 April 2017 -
My Grandfather, an Eminent Professor, and His Three Illustrious Sons
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
... than his son had. Nevertheless, Charu went on to become the Principal of Shia College, Lucknow, purely on his mathematical prowess and administrative ability. Prof. Sarkar's youngest son, Sudhir Chandra ... Thursday, 02 July 2015 -
Science and Cricket at Agra College
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... played. In the North Zone, we defeated Lucknow and Aligarh universities to reach the semi-final against Delhi University. Against Delhi, we took a sizeable lead in the first innings. But, the Delhi team ... Monday, 29 June 2015 -
Listening to Western Pop in 1960s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... writers, including the 2013 Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro into Hindi. He divides his time between Montreal, Canada and Lucknow, India. Not many people listened to western pop music in the 950s ... Monday, 10 November 2014 -
The King of Rock n Roll
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... writers, including the 2013 Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro into Hindi. He divides his time between Montreal, Canada and Lucknow, India. The King of Rock n Roll was a swarthy teenager who couldn’t ... Friday, 10 October 2014 -
The Ghost – in Lucknow
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... writers, including the 2013 Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro into Hindi. He divides his time between Montreal, Canada and Lucknow, India. The Ghostwas a newspaper that I wrote, published and circulated. ... Tuesday, 12 August 2014 -
My Dagger and I
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... kids crying in front of them, and parents telling them," We will come again." It was one summer day when I visited the fair with my father. Mom was away to visit my aunt in Lucknow. From afar, a certain ... Thursday, 05 June 2014 -
Irwin Hospital, New Delhi 1965
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... us. The slim, handsome man with a full head of hair had just finished his Master's degree in surgery from Lucknow, and spoke the chaste Urdu of that city. He was a sort of king on Fridays, when for twenty-four ... Friday, 14 March 2014 -
My in-laws’ post-Partition travails and resilience
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... illegally booby-trapping the vacant Muslim properties without informing the public or putting any sign of "Danger" on the properties. The Medical Associations of Mussoorie, U.P., Kanpur, Lucknow and Delhi ... Saturday, 01 March 2014 -
My Early Memories of Indian Railways
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... where weekly village markets used to fill on a particular day of the week. One such place was Phaphamau, located on the rail route towards Lucknow, with weekly markets being held on Sundays and Thursdays. ... Thursday, 29 August 2013 -
Memories of Assam: 1940s-1960s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Its condition was not very good. But as luck would have it, I had seen an advert in the Statesman that the Lucknow Flying Club were looking for Piper Cubs in any condition. I made contact with them and ... Saturday, 10 November 2012 -
A Tribute to Shri A.J. Zaidi
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
... for Shri Zaidi. I discovered in Shri Zaidi a thorough gentleman steeped in the composite culture of Awadhi Lucknow. He was soon able to gather around him many talented persons among the recently arrived ... Saturday, 22 September 2012 -
Lucknow Pact between Congress and Muslim League 1916
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
Editor’s Note: The Lucknow Pact was an agreement between the Indian National Congress, led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and the All-India Muslim League, led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The agreement was adopted ... Saturday, 22 September 2012 -
My Discovery of India -1
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... a good mimic and an excellent storyteller. Husaini belonged to Lucknow, a Syed, shy and serious. He was the son of a well-known Urdu writer. He was lean, tall, scrupulous, and a puritan, a devout Muslim, ... Friday, 25 May 2012 -
District Administration in UP
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... insistence of the City Magistrate, on his way from Lucknow to Bareilly. The Collector was accompanied by a couple of academicians studying the culture of administration in UP. When the party stopped ... Sunday, 29 January 2012 -
PWD Administration in UP
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... arrived in Lucknow from New Delhi. He went to the site of the bridge construction, and decided that complaint had no basis. Guptaji's boss was saved from the disgrace by the personal intervention of this ... Thursday, 15 December 2011 -
Journey Across India, 1950
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... friend had told him of my impending visit and of my interest in Buddhism. Though Joe lived in Lucknow he had written that he planned to meet me at Patna to escort me to Bodh Gaya and Sarnath if everything ... Sunday, 22 November 2009 -
Forced to leave Okara, Pakistan (Part 1)
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... verse about Delhi "Kaun Jaye zauq pe dilli ki Galiyan chhor kar" or you hear someone saying "Lucknow hum par fida aur ham fidaye Lucknow", you feel envious. Those who have lost their Watan (homeland) have ... Sunday, 15 February 2009 -
Defying Sanjay Gandhi: A Civil Servant Remembers the Emergency
Category: Stories/The Unforgettable
... happening in the country. In Lucknow, we had heard that the authorities in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana were harassing anybody who was suspected of being critical of government's actions. For me, these ... Friday, 23 January 2009