Some memories of our family

Some memories of our family presents, some glimpses into the life and times of our family during those forgotton years. These are not biographical sketches. These are personal reminiscences of the life and times of our elders, who were a tremendous source of inspiration and support to us, during our formative years and the life and times of our children, who turned all stones for making our life happy and comfortable during our passage through life. The world has changed beyond recognition since then, particularly during the last fifty to sixty years. Naturally, the family ties have also gone through a lot of strain and all types of new relationships have cropped up. However, the present generation is sharp and intelligent and in spite of all their involvements and diversions in the fast paced world, they have managed to maintain a deep regard and attachment for their traditional family ties.

Our Children

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Dr Rashmi Rajvanshi:  Rashmi is our second child after Mohan. She was born on 8 November, 1949 at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh. She grew up under the loving care of our father. She was studying in a convent school at Allahabad,  when we moved to Ajmer in January 1958, where she joined     Sophia Girls Higher … Read more

Last days of Mohan

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Destiny: Destiny keeps on playing hide and seek and all types of subtle games, during all the ups and downs and twists and turns of life. The building blocks of life are delicately connected with some invisible threads linked to destiny, which make life vulnerable and sometimes beyond slightest possibilities of   hope, as and when … Read more

Looking forward at Berkeley

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Winter  quarter at Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley had closed after the fall quarter for winter vacations on 18 December 1970 and had opened after the vacations on 7 January 1971. University of California at Berkeley was one of the most prestigious educational institutions of USA and was ranked as number one during the … Read more

Mohan at UC Berkeley in USA

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Trip to USA:  After the  completion of  ME at the University of Roorkee in June 1970, Mohan was left with very little time available to him, for taking the flight for USA.  He spent a few days at Jodhpur,  and rushed to Delhi for  the   flight to London on his way to Toronto. Air India … Read more

Early life of Mohan

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Early life:    Mohan was our first child, born on 23 September 1947 at Bareilly.  He was a healthy child weighing 8 lbs on birth. While, the whole environment of the family found a pleasing change with his birth,   our father found  a long lost purpose in life. At that time, I was working  in Rohilkhand … Read more

Our Brothers and Sisters

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Sushila Devi and Jai Prakash Gupta: Sushila Devi was our eldest sister. She was simple and affectionate by nature. During thirties of the last century, there was lack of rail and road communications and therefore her visits to the parental home at Bundi were very limited. She was married to Jai Prakash Gupta of Bikaner, … Read more

Our Family Tree

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BRIJ BHUSHAN LAL- KALAWATI   SUSHILA-JAI PRAKASH GUPTA 2.11  SARLA,  2.12 KUSUM,  2.13 ASHOK,  2.14 SHASHI,  2.15 MANNO,                         2.16 ALOK,  2.17 ABHA,  2.18 ARTI SHEELWATI-VIDYA DHAR GOYAL                         2.21 SUMAN,  2.22 ROHIT,  2.23 LALIT,  2.24 ANIL,  2.25 SARITA SATYAWATI-JAIPRAKASH BANSAL                         2.31 USHA,  2.32 MAHENDRA,  2.33 RAJENDRA,  2.34 SURENDRA TARAWATI-DHARM PRAKASH  GUPTA                         2.41 … Read more

Later life of our father

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Later life of our father: Our father moved with us from Kanpur to Lucknow in July 1951 and thereafter, from Lucknow to Allahabad in October 1955, from Allahabad to Ajmer in January 1958, from Ajmer to Jodhpur in November 1961, from Jodhpur to Ajmer in April 1962 and finally from Ajmer to Jodhpur in July … Read more

Twilight years of our father

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Twilight Years: Sun rises in the east with all its splendor, throwing its crimson rays all over the earth, heralding the beginning  of a new day with all its  hopes and  aspirations, accompanied by  a burst of  fresh energy, will and enthusiasm for every living being, to look up to a fruitful future. Sun burns … Read more

Father moves to Meerut

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Our make shift habitat at Kota: At the time of retirement of our father from the services of Bundi in July 1940, I was a student of Intermediate at Herbert Intermediate College at Kota. My younger brothers, Jai Narain, Krishan and Hari and sister Uma were all school going. Our father was keen to ensure, … Read more