5. Early days of Ajmer Polytechnic

Getting into the groove: Professional institutions serve as the launching pads for the students, for meeting the challenges of life in the wide open world, where they are expected to rub shoulders with a large assortment of different types of people. The young boys, fresh from the sheltered environment of their homes, keep spinning their … Read more

4. Opening day of Ajmer Polytechnic

Lodha Building: We were fortunate to get the possession of Lodha Building in May 1958 for the development of necessary physical facilities for the opening of the first academic session of Ajmer Polytechnic in July 1958. The building had not been in use for some time and was in need of thorough maintenance and replacement … Read more

3. Settling down at Ajmer

Looking back: MBM Engineering College was established at Jodhpur in 1951. It was the first college in Rajasthan for running a degree course in Civil Engineering. Overseer’s certificate course was introduced in the institution in 1955 for meeting the growing demand of subordinate personnel in development departments. Subsequently, two batches of short term overseer courses … Read more

2. Ajmer Merwara

Physical features: Rajasthan is the biggest state of India with an area of 342240 sq kms. Rajasthan lies on the north-west border of India between latitudes 230 3’ to 300 11’ and longitudes 690 29’ and 780 17’ sharing a 1070 km long international border with Pakistan. Rajasthan has Punjab and Haryana on the north … Read more

1. Long march from East to West

Allahabad to Jodhpur: We were on the move again, log stock and barrel on January 2, 1958 from Allahabad, the green, flowering and leading city of eastern U.P, proudly standing on the confluence (sangam) of holiest of the holy rivers Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswati, to Jodhpur, the desert city of western Rajasthan, which stood as … Read more

11. My last days at Allahabad

Looking back: Hectic days of 1955 to 1957 had gradually turned into a long perspiring march. Some invisible forces were always with us to keep us going. The first batch of students had gone through the grinding for two years under all sorts of limitations and constraints, with unflinching faith in building a fruitful career. … Read more

10. Bhoodan

India in the thirties: Due to centuries of subjugation and exploitation by foreign rulers, India had become a highly impoverished country. With one hundred and fifty years of British rule, India had virtually turned into a captive market of Britain. During that period, industries and infra-structure were in a very primitive state and the growth … Read more

9. Project work of final year

Project Examination: Project examination is an important component of all professional courses. It provides an opportunity to the students for an integrated application of all their acquired knowledge and skills for the handling of real life problems on the shop floor or on the field. Final year students of Civil Engineering School Allahabad were rather … Read more

8. Final year of the final batch

Trend setters: Whatever be the place, whatever be the activity or enterprise, whatever be the resources, whatever be the limitations or constraints and whosoever be the people, the first furrow leaves an indelible mark on the sands of time. All beginnings need patience, dedication, toils and tears and that is what is ultimately reflected in … Read more

7. Gearing for the new challenges

Looking back: In the first week of October 1955, I had accompanied Vishwamitra from Lucknow to Allahabad on ten days casual leave from Civil Engineering School Lucknow, for providing necessary help and support in the initial phase, to Civil Engineering School Allahabad in setting up and smooth running of the institution. That was the time, … Read more