Satyanarain Goel

Our habitats at Lucknow: Our first residence at Lucknow was warden’s quarter of Civil Engineering School. We had very limited accommodation, but, it seems that we were very happy and satisfied with what we had. I was teaching structures and irrigation in the institution at that time. Since the students were drawn from different academic … Read more

Study tours: Field trips and study tours form a useful supplemental activity of teaching in all technical and professional institutions. Normally, study tours were arranged for final year students of Civil Engineering School Lucknow during the winter vacations and the duration was about ten days. With about sixty students in the final year, the winter … Read more

Management: Hindu Education Society of Lucknow was a non-government organization registered under the Societies Registration Act. The society had twelve to fourteen local members. The society had established Civil Engineering School Lucknow, sometimes in 1934 as a private institution for the conduct of overseers certificate courses in civil engineering. Initially, the school was recognized by … Read more

Lucknow: Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh and is one of the fastest growing cities of India. Lucknow had a chequered history. Sometimes in 1350, Lucknow and part of Awadh were controlled by sultans of Delhi. Thereafter for some time, these were in the hands of nawabs of Jaunpur. Humayun annexed it to … Read more

Kanpur: Kanpur happened to be the biggest city of northern India in 1950. Situated on the right bank of river Ganga, Kanpur developed into a flourishing industrial town, in an era, when the development of infrastructure and growth of industries were the most neglected sectors in the country. Lal Imli from Cawnpore Woolen Mills was … Read more

Ballia: The roots of Ballia date from pre-historic times. It is believed that Rishi Balmiki the author of Ramayan and rishis Bhrigu, Durvasa, Parashar and Jamadagni had their ashrams at Ballia. Mangal Pandey, who played a prominent role during the uprising of 1857 hailed from Ballia. Ballia was also in prominence during the quit India … Read more

Varanasi: Varanasi is the holiest of the holy cities of India. Known as Kashi or Banaras, it is located on the banks of river Ganga, almost midway through its run from Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities ( Sapt Puri ) of Hinduism and Jainism. It … Read more

Eastern U.P.: United Provinces of Agra and Oudh came into existence in the year 1902 after the reorganization of British territories in India. It was given the short name U.P. under the Government of India Act in 1935. Thereafter it continued under this name upto 1950, when it was renamed as Uttar Pradesh and the … Read more

Shuttling between Mohammadpur and Pathri: My job at Mohammadpur and Pathri Powerstations involved regular shuttling between Mohammadpur and Pathri. I had my Cheverolet tourer car, which was a reasonably good guzzler of fuel. In the aftermath of the war, there was an acute shortage of fuel. Petrol was not freely available from the petrol pumps. … Read more

Ganga Canal: River Ganga emerges from Himalayas into the plains at Haridwar. During the floods, the width of the river at Haridwar is about a kilometre. After the monsoon, the river splits and starts flowing into a number of channels separated by islands, formed by the deposit of sediments transported by the river. In course … Read more