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Shaheed Bhagat Singh: His Martyr’s Notebook
Category: Stories/The Unforgettable
... Radio and BBC in London. In the 1950s, he was civil servant in Delhi and later an Indian Administrative Service officer in Rajasthan. After his retirement in 1978, be became the editor of the Indian Book ... Monday, 26 March 2018 -
My great-grandfather: the Dewan of Pratapgarh and Barrister-at-Law
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... his admission to the Middle Temple London to study Law, and so he gave up his studies at Allahabad and booked his passage to London. Mother, who was of a forceful nature, insisted that she too would accompany ... Thursday, 08 February 2018 -
My father – a leading lawyer in Burma
Category: Stories/Stories About Men
Gautam Banerji has a Master's from St Stephen's College, Delhi, an LL.B. from Delhi University, and an M.Sc.(Econ) degree from the London School of Economics. He taught at an undergraduate college in ... Saturday, 25 November 2017 -
Beeji, My Sister Toshi, and Our Family
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Jatinder Sethi was born in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in pre-Independence India. He finished his M.A. (English) from Delhi University in 1956, and went off to London to study Advertising in 1958. He passed ... Saturday, 11 November 2017 -
Punjab’s old days – relived through new friendships
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... London to study Advertising in 1958. He passed his Membership Exam of The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (M.I.P.A) in1965, and joined Rallis India in Bombay. Later, for over 20 years, he worked ... Monday, 06 November 2017 -
My School Days at St. Paul’s and Burma through Turbulent Times
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Gautam Banerji has a Master's from St Stephen's College, Delhi, an LL.B. from Delhi University, and an M.Sc.(Econ) degree from the London School of Economics. He taught at an undergraduate college in ... Thursday, 31 August 2017 -
My grandparents, my parents, and I
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Gautam Banerji has a Master's from St Stephen's College, Delhi, an LL.B. from Delhi University, and an M.Sc.(Econ) degree from the London School of Economics. He taught at an undergraduate college in ... Friday, 25 August 2017 -
Pre-Partition Punjab Vignettes
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... We had become friends when we were both working at the London Chest Hospital. Tried to see the house. Were told, khatam ho gastreet.yaa, 1947 (destroyed in 1947). ***** The picture in the Punjab at ... Sunday, 20 August 2017 -
My paternal grandparents and family
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... get late to College. I was always worried about going late. My father came back in 1912 from England with Medical Degrees in LRCP&S (Edinburg) and DPH (London). He took a house on rent on Mall Road ... Sunday, 20 August 2017 -
Pre-Partition family memories
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Jatinder Sethi was born in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in pre-Independence India. He finished his M.A. (English) from Delhi University in 1956, and went off to London to study Advertising in 1958. He passed ... Sunday, 13 August 2017 -
A time to depart for Saat Samundar Paar
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Bhasha speakers. It was often just fun, but sometimes ended in anger and in quarrels. On the evening of 30th January, I caught a flight from Delhi's Palam airport to London's Heathrow airport. ... Sunday, 06 August 2017 -
Festival of Classical Music – Delhi 1957
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Jatinder Sethi was born in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in pre-Independence India. He finished his M.A. (English) from Delhi University in 1956, and went off to London to study Advertising in 1958. He passed ... Wednesday, 24 May 2017 -
The Rise and Fall of the Princely State of Alwar
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... at the forums of Princes, at the Imperial Conference, and 1st Round Table Conference in London became famous. His speeches at religious, academic and public gatherings in various parts of India, Delhi, ... Sunday, 16 April 2017 -
Mushairas in Delhi – 1950s
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Jatinder Sethi was born in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in pre-Independence India. He finished his M.A. (English) from Delhi University in 1956, and went off to London to study Advertising in 1958. He passed ... Friday, 07 April 2017 -
Links to stories by Jatinder Sethi
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Jatinder Sethi, shown with his granddaughter Abha, was born in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in pre-Independence India. He finished his M.A. (English) from Delhi University in 1956, and went off to London ... Tuesday, 14 February 2017 -
Lyallpur is in their hearts - Part 1
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... London to study Advertising in 1958. He passed his Membership Exam of The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (M.I.P.A) in1965, and joined Rallis India in Bombay. Later, for over 20 years, he worked ... Tuesday, 10 January 2017 -
Colonel Nawal Singh Rajawat – Vir Chakra
Category: Stories/Armed Forces Heroes
... Rajawat. Sikander lives in London with his wife, Krupa Jethwa. She is in private service, while he works for British Gas. Col. Rajawat has been my mentor for the last 26 years. Although we live in London, ... Friday, 16 December 2016 -
The Bombay I loved is Gone
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Jatinder Sethi, shown with his granddaughter Abha, was born in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in pre-Independence India. He finished his M.A. (English) from Delhi University in 1956, and went off to London ... Wednesday, 28 September 2016 -
My Mother’s Marriage Proposal
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... (U.P.). He holds the degrees of B.Sc., M.B.B.S., D.P.H. (London) & D. T. M. (Liverpool). He has two elder brothers - Ananda Behari Lal who is an Inspector, Co-operative Credit Societies in the U.P.; ... Saturday, 17 September 2016 -
Farewell at the Delhi Railway Station 1958
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
Jatinder Sethi, shown with his granddaughter Abha, was born in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in pre-Independence India. He finished his M.A. (English) from Delhi University in 1956, and went off to London ... Friday, 02 September 2016