Satyanarain Goel

8. Kota

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Kota: Kota lies on the south eastern side of Rajasthan between latitudes 240 25’ to 250 51’ and longitudes 750 37’ and 770 20’.  Kota  is bounded by  Bundi and Chittorgarh  on the western side, Jhalawar and Mandsor on the southern side, Baran on the eastern side and Sawai Madhopur and Tonk  on the northern … Read more

7. Good old days of Bundi

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Socio-economic conditions:  Salaries, rents and prices of common consumption items  in those days were extremely low and it is very difficult to comprehend, as to how the system worked at that time. By and large, the whole country was very undeveloped. Industrial production was extremely limited and the country looked to imports,  even for some … Read more

6. Our school days

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Learning the alphabets: There were no nurseries or pre-schools in those days. The starting point of our schooling was the  alphabets of Hindi, English and Urdu. We used to write on a wooden plate (takhti) which used to be painted by multani mitti (Fuller’s earth) with the help of a sharpened straw and black ink. … Read more

5. Our childhood days

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Landing at Bundi: I was five years old when our father moved from Banswara to Bundi. sometimes in the middle of the year 1930. At that time  Banswara and Bundi were not  connected directly by rail.  Nearest railway station of Banswara was at Ratlam and that for Bundi was Kota Junction. There were very few … Read more

4. Father moves to Bundi

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Bundi in 1930:  Our father moved from Banswara to Bundi, sometimes in the middle of the year 1930. At that time, Bundi was a small princely state, with very limited  financial resources.  Bundi city was land locked and had very limited  communication links with the neighbouring states or the outside world.  Bundi did not have … Read more

3. Bundi

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1. Hadoti: The south eastern region of Rajasthan is a   plateau  popularly known as Hadoti Plateau. Hadoti covers the districts of   Bundi, Kota, Baran and Jhalawar. The region lies  between latitudes 23051’ to 25027’ and longitudes 75015’ and 77025’ and  covers an area of  24185 sq km.  Chambal is the main river of this region. … Read more

2. Banswara

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Banswara: There is small patch of land on the southern tip of Rajasthan lying between latitudes 230-11’ to 260-56’ and longitudes 740 and 740-47’. It covers an area of about 5077 sq km. The land was commonly known over the years as bagar, literally meaning  jungle. The western part of the land has small hill … Read more

1. Rajasthan

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Rajasthan:  There is no stone in Rajasthan which does not carry in its bosom the untold stories  of the trials, tribulations and unending struggles of the people of Rajasthan. There is hardly any speck of dust anywhere in Rajasthan, which is not soaked with the blood of well-meaning simple folk, who shed their blood to … Read more

14. Good and Evil

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1.     Good and evil: Right and wrong, good and bad, virtue and sin and  divine and demonic tendencies  have been playing hide and seek with the feelings of man since times immemorial. Usually, gods and goddesses symbolize  all that is good and virtuous in life and they provide an inspiration to the people to lead happy, peaceful, purposeful and satisfying lives in an environment of  love, affection, understanding and goodwill, gradually developing  fraternal links with almost all elements of the creation. The nature is richly endowed and all that is needed, is to live and work in harmony to make this little planet, not only slightly better, but much better than what it is.  Devils represent the other side of the coin and have always been there to brainwash people to disrupt and demolish all that is good in life. Those who draw inspiration from their demonic and devilish tendencies,  become  cruel and ruthless and start relying on  weapons of awe and terror.

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13. Violence

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Acts of violence:  Some shots were fired in the dark at Abraham Lincoln in a theatre. A sharp shooter fired shots at John Kennedy in broad day light from a rooftop during a ceremonial procession. Mahatma Gandhi got shots at point blank range from the assassin during a prayer meeting. Indira Gandhi was shot by  her own guard during a stroll at her residence. They were all powerful people, protected at all times, by different levels of stringent  security cover.  They were popular leaders, held in high esteem by the their people. Times were different. Places were different. Targets were different. The assassins were different.  But, all these were acts of violence. Perpetrated by unknown, but obsessed and may be mentally deranged  individuals. All assassins tried to escape after the heinous acts.

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